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