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Rasmussen University-Illinois vs Empire State University

Rockford, IL · Saratoga Springs, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair IL:NY

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE IL × NY
  • 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 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.

  • Empire State University: average net price fell -18.5% from $13,680 (2013) to $11,147 (2023), r² 0.66.
  • Rasmussen University-Illinois: net price ranged $16,713–$18,908 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.5% is not a trend (r² 0.13).
  • Rasmussen University-Illinois: enrollment ranged 1,330–2,613 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Empire State University: enrollment shrank -28.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -320 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.

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: Rasmussen University-Illinois vs Empire State University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Empire State University leads on in-state tuition ($7,648 vs $14,078 at Rasmussen University-Illinois)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Empire State University leads on avg net price ($11,676 vs $19,854 at Rasmussen University-Illinois)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Empire State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($54,080 vs $39,080 at Rasmussen University-Illinois)

Rasmussen University-Illinois profile · Empire State University profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Rasmussen University-Illinois and Empire State University?▼
Empire State University leads on in-state tuition at $7,648 versus $14,078 at Rasmussen University-Illinois. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Rasmussen University-Illinois and Empire State University?▼
Empire State University leads on avg net price at $11,676 versus $19,854 at Rasmussen University-Illinois. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Rasmussen University-Illinois and Empire State University?▼
Empire State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $54,080 versus $39,080 at Rasmussen University-Illinois. 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