Rochester Institute of Technology vs Syracuse University

Rochester, NY · Syracuse, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · NY
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Rochester Institute of Technology: enrollment grew +5.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +49 students/yr fitted, r² 0.42.
  • Syracuse University: enrollment ranged 14,252–15,245 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Rochester Institute of Technology: acceptance rate eased +18.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.65).
  • Syracuse University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).

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 Institute of Technology vs Syracuse University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Syracuse University leads on acceptance rate (45.9% vs 66.9% at Rochester Institute of Technology)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Syracuse University leads on 150%-time completion (82.5% vs 70.3% at Rochester Institute of Technology)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Rochester Institute of Technology leads on avg net price ($34,906 vs $38,793 at Syracuse University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Rochester Institute of Technology and Syracuse University?
Syracuse University leads on acceptance rate at 45.9% versus 66.9% at Rochester Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Rochester Institute of Technology and Syracuse University?
Syracuse University leads on 150%-time completion at 82.5% versus 70.3% at Rochester Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Rochester Institute of Technology and Syracuse University?
Rochester Institute of Technology leads on avg net price at $34,906 versus $38,793 at Syracuse University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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