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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University vs Northwestern University

Blacksburg, VA · Evanston, IL · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair VA:IL

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE VA × IL
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 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.

  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: average net price rose +19.0% from $19,993 (2013) to $23,790 (2023), r² 0.52.
  • Northwestern University: net price ranged $23,279–$28,544 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -4.9% is not a trend (r² 0.16).
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: acceptance rate tightened -18.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
  • Northwestern University: acceptance rate tightened -53.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.86).

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: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University vs Northwestern University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Northwestern University leads on acceptance rate (7.7% vs 54.8% at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on in-state tuition ($15,948 vs $68,322 at Northwestern University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($37,764 vs $68,322 at Northwestern University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Northwestern University?▼
Northwestern University leads on acceptance rate at 7.7% versus 54.8% at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Northwestern University?▼
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on in-state tuition at $15,948 versus $68,322 at Northwestern University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Northwestern University?▼
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $37,764 versus $68,322 at Northwestern University. 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