Carl Sandburg College vs Maria College of Albany

Galesburg, IL · Albany, NY · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair IL:NY

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE IL × NY
  • 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.

  • Carl Sandburg College: net price ranged $1,036–$3,834 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -56.0% is not a trend (r² 0.04).
  • Maria College of Albany: average net price rose +24.5% from $12,893 (2013) to $16,055 (2023), r² 0.54.
  • Carl Sandburg College: enrollment shrank -34.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -62 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.
  • 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: Carl Sandburg College vs Maria College of Albany

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Carl Sandburg College leads on median debt at graduation ($4,909 vs $20,528 at Maria College of Albany)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Carl Sandburg College leads on avg net price ($3,662 vs $13,082 at Maria College of Albany)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Carl Sandburg College leads on in-state tuition ($5,390 vs $18,740 at Maria College of Albany)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Carl Sandburg College and Maria College of Albany?
Carl Sandburg College leads on median debt at graduation at $4,909 versus $20,528 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Carl Sandburg College and Maria College of Albany?
Carl Sandburg College leads on avg net price at $3,662 versus $13,082 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Carl Sandburg College and Maria College of Albany?
Carl Sandburg College leads on in-state tuition at $5,390 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); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025