Lesley University vs Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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

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Pair MA:MA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · MA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 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.

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute: average net price rose +22.0% from $35,483 (2013) to $43,273 (2023), r² 0.89.
  • Lesley University: net price ranged $29,084–$33,644 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -2.2% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Lesley University: acceptance rate eased +39.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.83).
  • 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: Lesley University vs Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Worcester Polytechnic Institute leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($85,038 vs $40,150 at Lesley University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Worcester Polytechnic Institute leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($103,470 vs $51,173 at Lesley University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Lesley University leads on in-state tuition ($34,256 vs $60,965 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Lesley University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute?▼
Worcester Polytechnic Institute leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $85,038 versus $40,150 at Lesley University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Lesley University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute?▼
Worcester Polytechnic Institute leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $103,470 versus $51,173 at Lesley University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Lesley University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute?▼
Lesley University leads on in-state tuition at $34,256 versus $60,965 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 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