Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute vs University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Troy, NY · Champaign, IL · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NY:IL

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NY × IL
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: acceptance rate eased +41.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: acceptance rate tightened -30.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.47).
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: enrollment ranged 5,379–6,590 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: enrollment grew +9.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +266 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.

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

Largest gaps: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute vs University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on in-state tuition ($16,004 vs $64,081 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on avg net price ($14,355 vs $36,228 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on out-of-state tuition ($35,124 vs $64,081 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on in-state tuition at $16,004 versus $64,081 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on avg net price at $14,355 versus $36,228 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on out-of-state tuition at $35,124 versus $64,081 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 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