Long Island University vs Providence College

Brookville, NY · Providence, RI · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NY:RI

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × RI
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Providence College: average net price rose +30.7% from $34,841 (2013) to $45,538 (2023), r² 0.66.
  • Long Island University: average net price fell -6.7% from $25,613 (2013) to $23,901 (2023), r² 0.41.
  • Long Island University: acceptance rate eased +11.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.46).
  • Providence College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.37).

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: Long Island University vs Providence College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Providence College leads on acceptance rate (50.9% vs 86.2% at Long Island University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Providence College leads on 150%-time completion (86.8% vs 56.1% at Long Island University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Long Island University leads on in-state tuition ($42,432 vs $63,550 at Providence College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Long Island University and Providence College?
Providence College leads on acceptance rate at 50.9% versus 86.2% at Long Island University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Long Island University and Providence College?
Providence College leads on 150%-time completion at 86.8% versus 56.1% at Long Island University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Long Island University and Providence College?
Long Island University leads on in-state tuition at $42,432 versus $63,550 at Providence College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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