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