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Rochester Institute of Technology vs Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Rochester, NY · Blacksburg, VA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NY:VA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-PAR · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NY × VA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: acceptance rate tightened -18.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
  • Rochester Institute of Technology: acceptance rate eased +18.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.65).
  • Rochester Institute of Technology: enrollment grew +5.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +49 students/yr fitted, r² 0.42.
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: enrollment grew +27.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +733 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.

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 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on in-state tuition ($15,948 vs $59,274 at Rochester Institute of Technology)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($37,764 vs $59,274 at Rochester Institute of Technology)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on avg net price ($24,953 vs $34,906 at Rochester Institute of Technology)

Rochester Institute of Technology profile · Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Rochester Institute of Technology and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?▼
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on in-state tuition at $15,948 versus $59,274 at Rochester Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Rochester Institute of Technology and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?▼
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $37,764 versus $59,274 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 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?▼
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on avg net price at $24,953 versus $34,906 at Rochester Institute of Technology. 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