Carlow University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Carlow University

Carlow University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,348 students of which 1,984 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Carlow University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 87.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,080 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,786, with published in-state tuition of $35,874 and a Pell grant recipient share of 43.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 57.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 84.4%. Graduates earn a median of $51,051 ten years after enrolling, compared with $44,876 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 106200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 69.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.