Ashland University vs Maria College of Albany

Ashland, OH · Albany, NY · largest Scorecard gap: retention rate

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Pair OH:NY

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × NY
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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.
  • Ashland University: net price ranged $20,111–$23,352 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -5.8% is not a trend (r² 0.11).
  • Ashland University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).
  • Maria College of Albany: acceptance rate eased +280.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.41).

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: Ashland University vs Maria College of Albany

  1. RETENTION-RATE Ashland University leads on retention rate (76.5% vs 33.3% at Maria College of Albany)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Ashland University leads on 150%-time completion (60.6% vs 34.1% at Maria College of Albany)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Maria College of Albany leads on acceptance rate (44.5% vs 76.4% at Ashland University)

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Retention Rate and other Scorecard questions

On retention rate, who leads between Ashland University and Maria College of Albany?
Ashland University leads on retention rate at 76.5% versus 33.3% at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Ashland University and Maria College of Albany?
Ashland University leads on 150%-time completion at 60.6% versus 34.1% at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Ashland University and Maria College of Albany?
Maria College of Albany leads on acceptance rate at 44.5% versus 76.4% at Ashland University. 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