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Dominican University New York vs Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Orangeburg, NY · Troy, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 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.

  • Dominican University New York: average net price rose +22.1% from $21,453 (2013) to $26,187 (2023), r² 0.47.
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: net price ranged $31,456–$36,159 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.5% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Dominican University New York: acceptance rate eased +9.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.54).
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: acceptance rate eased +41.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).

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: Dominican University New York vs Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Dominican University New York leads on in-state tuition ($34,220 vs $64,081 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Dominican University New York leads on out-of-state tuition ($34,220 vs $64,081 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($102,051 vs $61,171 at Dominican University New York)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Dominican University New York and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?▼
Dominican University New York leads on in-state tuition at $34,220 versus $64,081 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Dominican University New York and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?▼
Dominican University New York leads on out-of-state tuition at $34,220 versus $64,081 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Dominican University New York and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?▼
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $102,051 versus $61,171 at Dominican University New York. 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