Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute vs Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing
Troy, NY · Troy, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition
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PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-TUITION
- PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
- SAME-STATE Same state · NY
- ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- 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.
- Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing: enrollment shrank -19.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -3 students/yr fitted, r² 0.53.
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: enrollment ranged 5,379–6,590 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: net price ranged $31,456–$36,159 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.5% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
- Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing: net price ranged $12,394–$34,779 across 10 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +45.0% is not a trend (r² 0.34).
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
In-State Tuition
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- $64,081
Out-of-State Tuition
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- $64,081
Median Earnings (10 yr)
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- $102,051
Acceptance Rate
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
Median Debt at Graduation
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- $23,750
Median Earnings (6 yr)
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- $83,054
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY | Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing Troy, NY |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 5,714 | 129 |
| In-State Tuition | $64,081 | $15,358 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $64,081 | $15,358 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $102,051 | $64,383 |
| Acceptance Rate | 63.5% | 100.0% |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 95.4% | 61.0% |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $23,750 | $15,250 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $83,054 | $55,936 |
Largest gaps: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute vs Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing
- IN-STATE-TUITION Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing leads on in-state tuition ($15,358 vs $64,081 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
- OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing leads on out-of-state tuition ($15,358 vs $64,081 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
- MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($102,051 vs $64,383 at Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing)
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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions
On in-state tuition, who leads between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing?▼
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing?▼
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing?▼
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025