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Georgia Southern University vs Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Statesboro, GA · Blacksburg, VA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair GA:VA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE GA × VA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • 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 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.

  • Georgia Southern University: acceptance rate eased +72.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.89).
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: acceptance rate tightened -18.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
  • Georgia Southern University: enrollment grew +23.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +589 students/yr fitted, r² 0.64.
  • 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: Georgia Southern University vs Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Georgia Southern University leads on in-state tuition ($6,022 vs $15,948 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Georgia Southern University leads on out-of-state tuition ($17,734 vs $37,764 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Georgia Southern University leads on avg net price ($15,267 vs $24,953 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Georgia Southern University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?▼
Georgia Southern University leads on in-state tuition at $6,022 versus $15,948 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Georgia Southern University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?▼
Georgia Southern University leads on out-of-state tuition at $17,734 versus $37,764 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Georgia Southern University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?▼
Georgia Southern University leads on avg net price at $15,267 versus $24,953 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State 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