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Wisconsin Lutheran College vs Carlow University

Milwaukee, WI · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: retention rate

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Pair WI:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE WI × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · Retention Rate

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.

  • Wisconsin Lutheran College: average net price rose +20.7% from $17,656 (2013) to $21,315 (2023), r² 0.84.
  • Carlow University: net price ranged $17,005–$21,190 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +11.9% is not a trend (r² 0.18).
  • Wisconsin Lutheran College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.20).
  • Carlow University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).

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: Wisconsin Lutheran College vs Carlow University

  1. RETENTION-RATE Carlow University leads on retention rate (84.4% vs 72.5% at Wisconsin Lutheran College)
  2. SAT-AVERAGE Wisconsin Lutheran College leads on sat average (1,239 vs 1,080 at Carlow University)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Wisconsin Lutheran College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (83.4% vs 73.7% at Carlow University)

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Retention Rate and other Scorecard questions

On retention rate, who leads between Wisconsin Lutheran College and Carlow University?▼
Carlow University leads on retention rate at 84.4% versus 72.5% at Wisconsin Lutheran College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On sat average, who leads between Wisconsin Lutheran College and Carlow University?▼
Wisconsin Lutheran College leads on sat average at 1,239 versus 1,080 at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Wisconsin Lutheran College and Carlow University?▼
Wisconsin Lutheran College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 83.4% versus 73.7% at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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