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Bluefield State University vs United States Merchant Marine Academy

Bluefield, WV · Kings Point, NY · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair WV:NY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WV × NY
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

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.

  • United States Merchant Marine Academy: net price ranged $3,935–$7,506 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +75.6% is not a trend (r² 0.32).
  • Bluefield State University: average net price rose +41.7% from $8,843 (2013) to $12,529 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • Bluefield State University: enrollment shrank -27.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -38 students/yr fitted, r² 0.69.
  • United States Merchant Marine Academy: enrollment ranged 904–1,028 (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: Bluefield State University vs United States Merchant Marine Academy

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI United States Merchant Marine Academy leads on out-of-state tuition ($895 vs $18,376 at Bluefield State University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION United States Merchant Marine Academy leads on in-state tuition ($895 vs $10,648 at Bluefield State University)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE United States Merchant Marine Academy leads on acceptance rate (34.2% vs 97.2% at Bluefield State University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Bluefield State University and United States Merchant Marine Academy?▼
United States Merchant Marine Academy leads on out-of-state tuition at $895 versus $18,376 at Bluefield State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Bluefield State University and United States Merchant Marine Academy?▼
United States Merchant Marine Academy leads on in-state tuition at $895 versus $10,648 at Bluefield State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Bluefield State University and United States Merchant Marine Academy?▼
United States Merchant Marine Academy leads on acceptance rate at 34.2% versus 97.2% at Bluefield State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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