Liberty University vs Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Lynchburg, VA · Worcester, MA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair VA:MA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE VA × MA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Worcester Polytechnic Institute posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute: enrollment grew +33.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +136 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • 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).
  • 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: Liberty University vs Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Liberty University leads on in-state tuition ($22,465 vs $60,965 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Liberty University leads on out-of-state tuition ($22,465 vs $60,965 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Worcester Polytechnic Institute leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($103,470 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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute?
Liberty University leads on in-state tuition at $22,465 versus $60,965 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Liberty University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute?
Liberty University leads on out-of-state tuition at $22,465 versus $60,965 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Liberty University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute?
Worcester Polytechnic Institute leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $103,470 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