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Rochester Community and Technical College vs University of Minnesota-Rochester

Rochester, MN · Rochester, MN · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MN:MN

PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · MN
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Average net price fell on both sides

BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023

Fitted net-price slopes at Rochester Community and Technical College and University of Minnesota-Rochester both decline over 2013–2023. Sticker tuition can still rise while the aided Title IV cohort average moves the other way, this board is about the aided average.

  • University of Minnesota-Rochester: average net price fell -24.8% from $16,992 (2013) to $12,785 (2023), r² 0.71.
  • Rochester Community and Technical College: average net price fell -14.9% from $15,446 (2013) to $13,148 (2023), r² 0.78.
  • Rochester Community and Technical College: enrollment shrank -41.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -221 students/yr fitted, r² 0.99.
  • University of Minnesota-Rochester: enrollment grew +19.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +20 students/yr fitted, r² 0.66.

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: Rochester Community and Technical College vs University of Minnesota-Rochester

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Rochester Community and Technical College leads on in-state tuition ($6,389 vs $15,016 at University of Minnesota-Rochester)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Rochester Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,389 vs $15,016 at University of Minnesota-Rochester)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Minnesota-Rochester leads on 150%-time completion (57.1% vs 27.5% at Rochester Community and Technical College)

Rochester Community and Technical College profile · University of Minnesota-Rochester profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Rochester Community and Technical College and University of Minnesota-Rochester?▼
Rochester Community and Technical College leads on in-state tuition at $6,389 versus $15,016 at University of Minnesota-Rochester. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Rochester Community and Technical College and University of Minnesota-Rochester?▼
Rochester Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,389 versus $15,016 at University of Minnesota-Rochester. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Rochester Community and Technical College and University of Minnesota-Rochester?▼
University of Minnesota-Rochester leads on 150%-time completion at 57.1% versus 27.5% at Rochester Community and Technical College. 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