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Lamar University vs Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Beaumont, TX · Blacksburg, VA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair TX:VA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × VA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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).
  • Lamar University: acceptance rate eased +11.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.72).
  • Lamar University: enrollment shrank -13.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -143 students/yr fitted, r² 0.91.
  • 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: Lamar University vs Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Lamar University leads on avg net price ($9,366 vs $24,953 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on 150%-time completion (86.3% vs 37.3% at Lamar University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Lamar University leads on out-of-state tuition ($18,745 vs $37,764 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 Lamar University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?▼
Lamar University leads on avg net price at $9,366 versus $24,953 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Lamar University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?▼
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on 150%-time completion at 86.3% versus 37.3% at Lamar University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Lamar University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?▼
Lamar University leads on out-of-state tuition at $18,745 versus $37,764 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