Coastal Carolina University vs University of Maryland-College Park

Conway, SC · College Park, MD · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair SC:MD

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE SC × MD
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Nearly parallel enrollment growth

ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Coastal Carolina University and University of Maryland-College Park across 2013–2023. The fitted annual pace is what separates this board from a generic large-campus frame.

  • University of Maryland-College Park: enrollment grew +16.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +439 students/yr fitted, r² 0.77.
  • Coastal Carolina University: enrollment grew +15.6% over 2013–2023; fitted +70 students/yr fitted, r² 0.47.
  • Coastal Carolina University: acceptance rate eased +8.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.48).
  • University of Maryland-College Park: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).

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: Coastal Carolina University vs University of Maryland-College Park

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Maryland-College Park leads on 150%-time completion (88.6% vs 49.7% at Coastal Carolina University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Maryland-College Park leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($67,785 vs $38,070 at Coastal Carolina University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Maryland-College Park leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($82,860 vs $47,258 at Coastal Carolina University)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Coastal Carolina University and University of Maryland-College Park?
University of Maryland-College Park leads on 150%-time completion at 88.6% versus 49.7% at Coastal Carolina University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Coastal Carolina University and University of Maryland-College Park?
University of Maryland-College Park leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $67,785 versus $38,070 at Coastal Carolina University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Coastal Carolina University and University of Maryland-College Park?
University of Maryland-College Park leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $82,860 versus $47,258 at Coastal Carolina University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025