York College of Pennsylvania vs Carnegie Mellon University

York, PA · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair PA:PA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-SPLIT · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PA
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • Carnegie Mellon University: acceptance rate tightened -55.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.95).
  • York College of Pennsylvania: acceptance rate eased +28.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.61).
  • York College of Pennsylvania: enrollment shrank -34.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -166 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • Carnegie Mellon University: enrollment grew +23.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +137 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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: York College of Pennsylvania vs Carnegie Mellon University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate (11.7% vs 73.7% at York College of Pennsylvania)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION York College of Pennsylvania leads on in-state tuition ($25,588 vs $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI York College of Pennsylvania leads on out-of-state tuition ($25,588 vs $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between York College of Pennsylvania and Carnegie Mellon University?
Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate at 11.7% versus 73.7% at York College of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between York College of Pennsylvania and Carnegie Mellon University?
York College of Pennsylvania leads on in-state tuition at $25,588 versus $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between York College of Pennsylvania and Carnegie Mellon University?
York College of Pennsylvania leads on out-of-state tuition at $25,588 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); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025