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Indiana University-Bloomington vs Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Bloomington, IN · Blacksburg, VA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair IN:VA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IN × VA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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

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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).
  • Indiana University-Bloomington: acceptance rate eased +11.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.65).
  • Indiana University-Bloomington: enrollment grew +14.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +350 students/yr fitted, r² 0.69.
  • 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: Indiana University-Bloomington vs Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Indiana University-Bloomington leads on avg net price ($16,264 vs $24,953 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on acceptance rate (54.8% vs 78.2% at Indiana University-Bloomington)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Indiana University-Bloomington leads on in-state tuition ($12,144 vs $15,948 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Indiana University-Bloomington and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?▼
Indiana University-Bloomington leads on avg net price at $16,264 versus $24,953 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Indiana University-Bloomington and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?▼
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on acceptance rate at 54.8% versus 78.2% at Indiana University-Bloomington. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Indiana University-Bloomington and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?▼
Indiana University-Bloomington leads on in-state tuition at $12,144 versus $15,948 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); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025