New England Institute of Technology vs Widener University

East Greenwich, RI · Chester, PA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair RI:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE RI × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • New England Institute of Technology: average net price rose +37.2% from $26,894 (2013) to $36,906 (2023), r² 0.91.
  • Widener University: net price ranged $24,012–$31,792 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +11.3% is not a trend (r² 0.16).
  • New England Institute of Technology: enrollment shrank -40.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -144 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.
  • Widener University: enrollment shrank -13.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -66 students/yr fitted, r² 0.69.

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: New England Institute of Technology vs Widener University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA New England Institute of Technology leads on median debt at graduation ($16,668 vs $27,000 at Widener University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION New England Institute of Technology leads on in-state tuition ($37,275 vs $55,730 at Widener University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI New England Institute of Technology leads on out-of-state tuition ($37,275 vs $55,730 at Widener University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between New England Institute of Technology and Widener University?
New England Institute of Technology leads on median debt at graduation at $16,668 versus $27,000 at Widener University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between New England Institute of Technology and Widener University?
New England Institute of Technology leads on in-state tuition at $37,275 versus $55,730 at Widener University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between New England Institute of Technology and Widener University?
New England Institute of Technology leads on out-of-state tuition at $37,275 versus $55,730 at Widener 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 debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025