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Pair VA:MA
MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-TUITION
- MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
- CROSS-STATE VA × MA
- ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
- 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 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.
- College of the Holy Cross: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.15).
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: acceptance rate tightened -18.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: enrollment grew +27.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +733 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
- College of the Holy Cross: enrollment ranged 2,689–3,062 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
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
Location
Type
Undergraduate Enrollment
In-State Tuition
Acceptance Rate
Out-of-State Tuition
Avg Net Price
Median Debt at Graduation
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA |
| Location | Blacksburg, VA | Worcester, MA |
| Type | Public | Private Nonprofit |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 30,923 | 3,106 |
| In-State Tuition | $15,948 | $64,500 |
| Acceptance Rate | 54.8% | 17.6% |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $37,764 | $64,500 |
| Avg Net Price | $24,953 | $38,782 |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $21,500 | $27,000 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $81,698 | $90,543 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $67,377 | $69,984 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 85.9% | 88.9% |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University vs College of the Holy Cross
- IN-STATE-TUITION Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on in-state tuition ($15,948 vs $64,500 at College of the Holy Cross)
- ACCEPTANCE-RATE College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate (17.6% vs 54.8% at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
- OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($37,764 vs $64,500 at College of the Holy Cross)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University profile · College of the Holy Cross profile · Compare other colleges
In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions
On in-state tuition, who leads between Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and College of the Holy Cross?▼
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on in-state tuition at $15,948 versus $64,500 at College of the Holy Cross. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and College of the Holy Cross?▼
College of the Holy Cross leads on acceptance rate at 17.6% versus 54.8% at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and College of the Holy Cross?▼
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $37,764 versus $64,500 at College of the Holy Cross. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.