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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University vs Valley City State University

Blacksburg, VA · Valley City, ND · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair VA:ND

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE VA × ND
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-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.

  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: acceptance rate tightened -18.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
  • Valley City State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.30).
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: enrollment grew +27.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +733 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • Valley City State University: enrollment ranged 914–1,038 (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

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University vs Valley City State University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Valley City State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($13,544 vs $37,764 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Valley City State University leads on avg net price ($11,890 vs $24,953 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Valley City State University leads on in-state tuition ($8,514 vs $15,948 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Valley City State University?▼
Valley City State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $13,544 versus $37,764 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Valley City State University?▼
Valley City State University leads on avg net price at $11,890 versus $24,953 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 Valley City State University?▼
Valley City State University leads on in-state tuition at $8,514 versus $15,948 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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