Allegany College of Maryland vs College of Lake County

Cumberland, MD · Grayslake, IL · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair MD:IL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MD × IL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 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.

  • College of Lake County: average net price rose +35.6% from $4,581 (2013) to $6,212 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • Allegany College of Maryland: net price ranged $9,211–$10,899 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +3.4% is not a trend (r² 0.15).
  • Allegany College of Maryland: enrollment shrank -34.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -106 students/yr fitted, r² 0.86.
  • College of Lake County: enrollment shrank -22.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -275 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.

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: Allegany College of Maryland vs College of Lake County

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA College of Lake County leads on median debt at graduation ($8,735 vs $13,702 at Allegany College of Maryland)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE College of Lake County leads on avg net price ($7,607 vs $8,819 at Allegany College of Maryland)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Allegany College of Maryland leads on out-of-state tuition ($12,618 vs $14,400 at College of Lake County)

Allegany College of Maryland profile · College of Lake County profile · Compare other colleges

Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Allegany College of Maryland and College of Lake County?▼
College of Lake County leads on median debt at graduation at $8,735 versus $13,702 at Allegany College of Maryland. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Allegany College of Maryland and College of Lake County?▼
College of Lake County leads on avg net price at $7,607 versus $8,819 at Allegany College of Maryland. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Allegany College of Maryland and College of Lake County?▼
Allegany College of Maryland leads on out-of-state tuition at $12,618 versus $14,400 at College of Lake County. 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