College of Charleston vs University of Rhode Island

Charleston, SC · Kingston, RI · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair SC:RI

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-EARN

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE SC × RI
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

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.

  • College of Charleston: average net price rose +22.6% from $15,915 (2013) to $19,518 (2023), r² 0.62.
  • University of Rhode Island: net price ranged $18,179–$20,607 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +9.5% is not a trend (r² 0.38).
  • College of Charleston: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.04).
  • University of Rhode Island: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).

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: College of Charleston vs University of Rhode Island

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Rhode Island leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($57,446 vs $43,821 at College of Charleston)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION College of Charleston leads on in-state tuition ($12,978 vs $16,942 at University of Rhode Island)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Rhode Island leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($69,743 vs $56,416 at College of Charleston)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between College of Charleston and University of Rhode Island?
University of Rhode Island leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $57,446 versus $43,821 at College of Charleston. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between College of Charleston and University of Rhode Island?
College of Charleston leads on in-state tuition at $12,978 versus $16,942 at University of Rhode Island. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between College of Charleston and University of Rhode Island?
University of Rhode Island leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $69,743 versus $56,416 at College of Charleston. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025