Rutgers University-New Brunswick vs West Virginia University

New Brunswick, NJ · Morgantown, WV · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NJ:WV

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NJ × WV
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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.

  • West Virginia University: average net price rose +24.4% from $10,449 (2013) to $12,997 (2023), r² 0.77.
  • Rutgers University-New Brunswick: net price ranged $15,365–$23,519 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +19.0% is not a trend (r² 0.09).
  • Rutgers University-New Brunswick: acceptance rate eased +9.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.62).
  • West Virginia University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.10).

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: Rutgers University-New Brunswick vs West Virginia University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION West Virginia University leads on in-state tuition ($10,104 vs $17,929 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE West Virginia University leads on avg net price ($15,634 vs $24,406 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Rutgers University-New Brunswick leads on acceptance rate (58.1% vs 89.0% at West Virginia University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Rutgers University-New Brunswick and West Virginia University?
West Virginia University leads on in-state tuition at $10,104 versus $17,929 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Rutgers University-New Brunswick and West Virginia University?
West Virginia University leads on avg net price at $15,634 versus $24,406 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Rutgers University-New Brunswick and West Virginia University?
Rutgers University-New Brunswick leads on acceptance rate at 58.1% versus 89.0% at West Virginia University. 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