Liberty University vs Capitol Technology University

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

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Pair VA:MD

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