Southwestern College vs Rochester Institute of Technology

Winfield, KS · Rochester, NY · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair KS:NY

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE KS × NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.

  • Southwestern College: acceptance rate tightened -27.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.45).
  • Rochester Institute of Technology: acceptance rate eased +18.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.65).
  • Southwestern College: enrollment ranged 1,026–1,332 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Rochester Institute of Technology: enrollment grew +5.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +49 students/yr fitted, r² 0.42.

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: Southwestern College vs Rochester Institute of Technology

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Rochester Institute of Technology leads on 150%-time completion (70.3% vs 34.6% at Southwestern College)
  2. RETENTION-RATE Rochester Institute of Technology leads on retention rate (88.8% vs 55.9% at Southwestern College)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Southwestern College leads on in-state tuition ($39,822 vs $59,274 at Rochester Institute of Technology)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Southwestern College and Rochester Institute of Technology?
Rochester Institute of Technology leads on 150%-time completion at 70.3% versus 34.6% at Southwestern College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Southwestern College and Rochester Institute of Technology?
Rochester Institute of Technology leads on retention rate at 88.8% versus 55.9% at Southwestern College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Southwestern College and Rochester Institute of Technology?
Southwestern College leads on in-state tuition at $39,822 versus $59,274 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); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025