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Rider University vs Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville

Lawrenceville, NJ · Lawrenceville, NJ · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · NJ
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • Rider University: average net price fell -10.4% from $28,210 (2013) to $25,287 (2023), r² 0.49.
  • Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville: net price ranged $17,159–$21,565 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +5.7% is not a trend (r² 0.20).
  • Rider University: enrollment shrank -23.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -119 students/yr fitted, r² 0.91.
  • Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville: enrollment ranged 234–314 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Rider University vs Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $26,130 at Rider University)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Rider University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (78.9% vs 39.5% at Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Rider University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($62,208 vs $36,920 at Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Rider University and Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville?▼
Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $26,130 at Rider University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Rider University and Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville?▼
Rider University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 78.9% versus 39.5% at Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Rider University and Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville?▼
Rider University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $62,208 versus $36,920 at Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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