Liberty University vs Capitol Technology University

Lynchburg, VA · Laurel, MD · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE VA × MD
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Capitol Technology University: enrollment shrank -39.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -16 students/yr fitted, r² 0.76.
  • Liberty University: enrollment ranged 45,364–50,242 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Liberty University: acceptance rate eased +358.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).
  • Capitol Technology University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.03).

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: Liberty University vs Capitol Technology University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Capitol Technology University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($76,545 vs $39,707 at Liberty University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Capitol Technology University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($85,035 vs $44,813 at Liberty University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Liberty University leads on 150%-time completion (64.4% vs 44.4% at Capitol Technology University)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Liberty University and Capitol Technology University?
Capitol Technology University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $76,545 versus $39,707 at Liberty University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Liberty University and Capitol Technology University?
Capitol Technology University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $85,035 versus $44,813 at Liberty University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Liberty University and Capitol Technology University?
Liberty University leads on 150%-time completion at 64.4% versus 44.4% at Capitol Technology University. 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