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Wentworth Institute of Technology vs Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Boston, MA · Troy, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MA × NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: enrollment ranged 5,379–6,590 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Wentworth Institute of Technology: enrollment shrank -9.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -58 students/yr fitted, r² 0.49.
  • Wentworth Institute of Technology: acceptance rate eased +48.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.48).
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: acceptance rate eased +41.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).

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: Wentworth Institute of Technology vs Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Wentworth Institute of Technology leads on in-state tuition ($42,884 vs $64,081 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Wentworth Institute of Technology leads on out-of-state tuition ($42,884 vs $64,081 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute leads on acceptance rate (63.5% vs 91.2% at Wentworth Institute of Technology)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Wentworth Institute of Technology and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?▼
Wentworth Institute of Technology leads on in-state tuition at $42,884 versus $64,081 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Wentworth Institute of Technology and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?▼
Wentworth Institute of Technology leads on out-of-state tuition at $42,884 versus $64,081 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Wentworth Institute of Technology and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?▼
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute leads on acceptance rate at 63.5% versus 91.2% at Wentworth 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