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Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus vs Rochester Institute of Technology

University Park, PA · Rochester, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair PA:NY

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE PA × NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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.

  • Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus: enrollment ranged 39,460–74,630 (2013–2023, 9 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.
  • Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.07).
  • 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: Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus vs Rochester Institute of Technology

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition ($20,644 vs $59,274 at Rochester Institute of Technology)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition ($41,790 vs $59,274 at Rochester Institute of Technology)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion (85.9% vs 70.3% at Rochester Institute of Technology)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus and Rochester Institute of Technology?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition at $20,644 versus $59,274 at Rochester Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus and Rochester Institute of Technology?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $41,790 versus $59,274 at Rochester Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus and Rochester Institute of Technology?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 85.9% versus 70.3% at Rochester Institute of Technology. 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