College of Southern Maryland vs Maria College of Albany

La Plata, MD · Albany, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MD:NY

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MD × NY
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-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.

  • Maria College of Albany: average net price rose +24.5% from $12,893 (2013) to $16,055 (2023), r² 0.54.
  • College of Southern Maryland: net price ranged $6,873–$9,867 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +13.4% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • College of Southern Maryland: enrollment shrank -47.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -419 students/yr fitted, r² 0.99.
  • 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: College of Southern Maryland vs Maria College of Albany

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION College of Southern Maryland leads on in-state tuition ($4,200 vs $18,740 at Maria College of Albany)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA College of Southern Maryland leads on median debt at graduation ($8,500 vs $20,528 at Maria College of Albany)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI College of Southern Maryland leads on out-of-state tuition ($10,050 vs $18,740 at Maria College of Albany)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between College of Southern Maryland and Maria College of Albany?
College of Southern Maryland leads on in-state tuition at $4,200 versus $18,740 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between College of Southern Maryland and Maria College of Albany?
College of Southern Maryland leads on median debt at graduation at $8,500 versus $20,528 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between College of Southern Maryland and Maria College of Albany?
College of Southern Maryland leads on out-of-state tuition at $10,050 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025