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Liberty University vs Rochester Institute of Technology

Lynchburg, VA · Rochester, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair VA:NY

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE VA × NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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.

  • Liberty University: enrollment ranged 45,364–50,242 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Rochester Institute of Technology: enrollment grew +5.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +49 students/yr fitted, r² 0.42.
  • Liberty University: acceptance rate eased +358.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).
  • Rochester Institute of Technology: acceptance rate eased +18.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.65).

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 Rochester Institute of Technology

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Liberty University leads on in-state tuition ($22,465 vs $59,274 at Rochester Institute of Technology)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Liberty University leads on out-of-state tuition ($22,465 vs $59,274 at Rochester Institute of Technology)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Rochester Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($76,571 vs $44,813 at Liberty University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Liberty University and Rochester Institute of Technology?▼
Liberty University leads on in-state tuition at $22,465 versus $59,274 at Rochester Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Liberty University and Rochester Institute of Technology?▼
Liberty University leads on out-of-state tuition at $22,465 versus $59,274 at Rochester Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Liberty University and Rochester Institute of Technology?▼
Rochester Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $76,571 versus $44,813 at Liberty University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025