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Bluffton University vs Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Bluffton, OH · Blacksburg, VA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair OH:VA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-PAR · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE OH × VA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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.

  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: acceptance rate tightened -18.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
  • Bluffton University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.35).
  • Bluffton University: enrollment shrank -36.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -30 students/yr fitted, r² 0.82.
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: enrollment grew +27.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +733 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.

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: Bluffton University vs Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on in-state tuition ($15,948 vs $37,362 at Bluffton University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on 150%-time completion (86.3% vs 51.0% at Bluffton University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($81,698 vs $49,547 at Bluffton University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Bluffton University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?▼
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on in-state tuition at $15,948 versus $37,362 at Bluffton University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Bluffton University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?▼
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on 150%-time completion at 86.3% versus 51.0% at Bluffton University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Bluffton University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?▼
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $81,698 versus $49,547 at Bluffton University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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