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