Fordham University vs Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Bronx, NY · Worcester, MA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-PAR · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-EARN

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × MA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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 ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both enrollments grew, different paces

ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Fordham University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute across 2013–2023. The fitted annual pace is what separates this board from a generic large-campus frame.

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute: enrollment grew +33.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +136 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Fordham University: enrollment grew +25.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +169 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.
  • Fordham University: acceptance rate eased +19.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.56).
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute: acceptance rate eased +13.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.48).

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: Fordham University vs Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Worcester Polytechnic Institute leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($85,038 vs $68,008 at Fordham University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Worcester Polytechnic Institute leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($103,470 vs $85,569 at Fordham University)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Worcester Polytechnic Institute leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (96.4% vs 83.2% at Fordham University)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Fordham University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute?
Worcester Polytechnic Institute leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $85,038 versus $68,008 at Fordham University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Fordham University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute?
Worcester Polytechnic Institute leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $103,470 versus $85,569 at Fordham University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Fordham University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute?
Worcester Polytechnic Institute leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 96.4% versus 83.2% at Fordham University. 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