American Public University System vs Maria College of Albany

Charles Town, WV · Albany, NY · largest Scorecard gap: retention rate

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Pair WV:NY

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE WV × NY
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · Retention Rate

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.

  • Maria College of Albany: average net price rose +24.5% from $12,893 (2013) to $16,055 (2023), r² 0.54.
  • American Public University System: net price ranged $9,095–$11,262 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • American Public University System: enrollment ranged 35,656–44,924 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Maria College of Albany: enrollment ranged 702–876 (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: American Public University System vs Maria College of Albany

  1. RETENTION-RATE American Public University System leads on retention rate (97.1% vs 33.3% at Maria College of Albany)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION American Public University System leads on in-state tuition ($8,400 vs $18,740 at Maria College of Albany)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI American Public University System leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,400 vs $18,740 at Maria College of Albany)

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Retention Rate and other Scorecard questions

On retention rate, who leads between American Public University System and Maria College of Albany?
American Public University System leads on retention rate at 97.1% versus 33.3% at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between American Public University System and Maria College of Albany?
American Public University System leads on in-state tuition at $8,400 versus $18,740 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between American Public University System and Maria College of Albany?
American Public University System leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,400 versus $18,740 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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