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University of Southern Maine vs Rochester Institute of Technology

Portland, ME · Rochester, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair ME:NY

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE ME × NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • 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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • University of Southern Maine: average net price fell -32.2% from $17,300 (2013) to $11,729 (2023), r² 0.72.
  • Rochester Institute of Technology: average net price rose +18.0% from $25,155 (2013) to $29,694 (2023), r² 0.45.
  • University of Southern Maine: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • Rochester Institute of Technology: acceptance rate eased +18.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.65).

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 Southern Maine vs Rochester Institute of Technology

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Southern Maine leads on in-state tuition ($11,284 vs $59,274 at Rochester Institute of Technology)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Southern Maine leads on avg net price ($13,596 vs $34,906 at Rochester Institute of Technology)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Southern Maine leads on out-of-state tuition ($27,944 vs $59,274 at Rochester Institute of Technology)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Southern Maine and Rochester Institute of Technology?▼
University of Southern Maine leads on in-state tuition at $11,284 versus $59,274 at Rochester Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Southern Maine and Rochester Institute of Technology?▼
University of Southern Maine leads on avg net price at $13,596 versus $34,906 at Rochester Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Southern Maine and Rochester Institute of Technology?▼
University of Southern Maine leads on out-of-state tuition at $27,944 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025