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Wayland Baptist University vs Carnegie Mellon University

Plainview, TX · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × PA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Wayland Baptist University: average net price rose +35.7% from $15,137 (2013) to $20,540 (2023), r² 0.63.
  • Carnegie Mellon University: net price ranged $31,102–$37,846 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -5.1% is not a trend (r² 0.04).
  • Wayland Baptist University: acceptance rate tightened -45.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).
  • Carnegie Mellon University: acceptance rate tightened -55.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.95).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Wayland Baptist University vs Carnegie Mellon University

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Carnegie Mellon University leads on 150%-time completion (93.3% vs 19.2% at Wayland Baptist University)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate (11.7% vs 56.0% at Wayland Baptist University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Wayland Baptist University leads on in-state tuition ($23,782 vs $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Wayland Baptist University and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on 150%-time completion at 93.3% versus 19.2% at Wayland Baptist University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Wayland Baptist University and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate at 11.7% versus 56.0% at Wayland Baptist University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Wayland Baptist University and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Wayland Baptist University leads on in-state tuition at $23,782 versus $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025