Russell Sage College vs Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY · Troy, NY · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (10 yr)

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · NY
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (10 yr)

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.

  • Russell Sage College: average net price rose +30.9% from $17,586 (2013) to $23,027 (2023), r² 0.85.
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: net price ranged $31,456–$36,159 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.5% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Russell Sage College: acceptance rate eased +34.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.42).
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: acceptance rate eased +41.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).

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: Russell Sage College vs Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($102,051 vs $58,316 at Russell Sage College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Russell Sage College leads on in-state tuition ($38,164 vs $64,081 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Russell Sage College leads on out-of-state tuition ($38,164 vs $64,081 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

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Median Earnings (10 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Russell Sage College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?▼
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $102,051 versus $58,316 at Russell Sage College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Russell Sage College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?▼
Russell Sage College leads on in-state tuition at $38,164 versus $64,081 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Russell Sage College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?▼
Russell Sage College leads on out-of-state tuition at $38,164 versus $64,081 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (10 yr) focus for this pair · 2025