Cecil College vs Lincoln University

North East, MD · Lincoln University, PA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair MD:PA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MD × PA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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.

  • Cecil College: average net price rose +35.3% from $7,464 (2013) to $10,097 (2023), r² 0.65.
  • Lincoln University: net price ranged $12,912–$18,769 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -12.5% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • Cecil College: enrollment shrank -43.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -125 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.
  • Lincoln University: enrollment ranged 1,576–2,113 (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: Cecil College vs Lincoln University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Cecil College leads on median debt at graduation ($9,536 vs $28,250 at Lincoln University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Cecil College leads on in-state tuition ($5,640 vs $12,512 at Lincoln University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Cecil College leads on out-of-state tuition ($10,830 vs $19,384 at Lincoln University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Cecil College and Lincoln University?
Cecil College leads on median debt at graduation at $9,536 versus $28,250 at Lincoln University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Cecil College and Lincoln University?
Cecil College leads on in-state tuition at $5,640 versus $12,512 at Lincoln University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Cecil College and Lincoln University?
Cecil College leads on out-of-state tuition at $10,830 versus $19,384 at Lincoln University. 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