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Worcester Polytechnic Institute vs COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester

Worcester, MA · Worcester, MA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · MA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Worcester Polytechnic Institute and COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester across 2013–2023, but one fitted annual pace pulls far ahead of the other. Treat them as size peers on different slopes, not interchangeable large campuses.

  • COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester: enrollment grew +194.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +10 students/yr fitted, r² 0.41.
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute: enrollment grew +33.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +136 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute: average net price rose +22.0% from $35,483 (2013) to $43,273 (2023), r² 0.89.
  • COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester: average net price rose +77.3% from $19,613 (2013) to $34,772 (2023), r² 0.55.

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: Worcester Polytechnic Institute vs COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester leads on median debt at graduation ($6,222 vs $27,000 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester leads on avg net price ($24,598 vs $43,071 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Worcester Polytechnic Institute leads on 150%-time completion (89.1% vs 83.7% at COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Worcester Polytechnic Institute and COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester?▼
COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester leads on median debt at graduation at $6,222 versus $27,000 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Worcester Polytechnic Institute and COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester?▼
COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester leads on avg net price at $24,598 versus $43,071 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Worcester Polytechnic Institute and COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester?▼
Worcester Polytechnic Institute leads on 150%-time completion at 89.1% versus 83.7% at COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025