Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute vs University of the Pacific

Troy, NY · Stockton, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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.

  • University of the Pacific: average net price fell -14.5% from $30,318 (2013) to $25,926 (2023), r² 0.49.
  • 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).
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: acceptance rate eased +41.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).
  • University of the Pacific: acceptance rate eased +30.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.59).

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: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute vs University of the Pacific

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE University of the Pacific leads on avg net price ($25,447 vs $36,228 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($83,054 vs $62,672 at University of the Pacific)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($102,051 vs $78,445 at University of the Pacific)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and University of the Pacific?
University of the Pacific leads on avg net price at $25,447 versus $36,228 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and University of the Pacific?
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $83,054 versus $62,672 at University of the Pacific. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and University of the Pacific?
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $102,051 versus $78,445 at University of the Pacific. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025