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Rochester Institute of Technology vs Western Governors University

Rochester, NY · Salt Lake City, UT · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × UT
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Rochester Institute of Technology: average net price rose +18.0% from $25,155 (2013) to $29,694 (2023), r² 0.45.
  • Western Governors University: net price ranged $9,805–$12,349 across 9 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -15.4% is not a trend (r² 0.05).
  • Rochester Institute of Technology: enrollment grew +5.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +49 students/yr fitted, r² 0.42.
  • Western Governors University: enrollment grew +282.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +9,481 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.

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 Western Governors University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Western Governors University leads on in-state tuition ($8,658 vs $59,274 at Rochester Institute of Technology)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Western Governors University leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,658 vs $59,274 at Rochester Institute of Technology)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Western Governors University leads on avg net price ($12,548 vs $34,906 at Rochester Institute of Technology)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Rochester Institute of Technology and Western Governors University?▼
Western Governors University leads on in-state tuition at $8,658 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 Western Governors University?▼
Western Governors University leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,658 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 Western Governors University?▼
Western Governors University leads on avg net price at $12,548 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