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University of Kentucky vs Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Lexington, KY · Blacksburg, VA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair KY:VA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE KY × VA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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.

  • University of Kentucky: acceptance rate eased +34.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.53).
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: acceptance rate tightened -18.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
  • University of Kentucky: enrollment ranged 21,050–23,189 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • 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: University of Kentucky vs Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on acceptance rate (54.8% vs 92.9% at University of Kentucky)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($67,377 vs $47,266 at University of Kentucky)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($81,698 vs $59,025 at University of Kentucky)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Kentucky and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?▼
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on acceptance rate at 54.8% versus 92.9% at University of Kentucky. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Kentucky and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?▼
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $67,377 versus $47,266 at University of Kentucky. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Kentucky and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?▼
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $81,698 versus $59,025 at University of Kentucky. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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