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