College of the Atlantic vs Capitol Technology University

Bar Harbor, ME · Laurel, MD · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (10 yr)

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Pair ME:MD

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-EARN

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE ME × MD
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (10 yr)

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.

  • Capitol Technology University: average net price rose +27.2% from $19,406 (2013) to $24,678 (2023), r² 0.67.
  • College of the Atlantic: net price ranged $17,463–$25,326 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +9.4% is not a trend (r² 0.08).
  • College of the Atlantic: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.33).
  • Capitol Technology University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.03).

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 the Atlantic vs Capitol Technology University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Capitol Technology University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($85,035 vs $40,264 at College of the Atlantic)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Capitol Technology University leads on in-state tuition ($27,592 vs $47,997 at College of the Atlantic)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Capitol Technology University leads on out-of-state tuition ($27,592 vs $47,997 at College of the Atlantic)

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Median Earnings (10 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between College of the Atlantic and Capitol Technology University?
Capitol Technology University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $85,035 versus $40,264 at College of the Atlantic. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between College of the Atlantic and Capitol Technology University?
Capitol Technology University leads on in-state tuition at $27,592 versus $47,997 at College of the Atlantic. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between College of the Atlantic and Capitol Technology University?
Capitol Technology University leads on out-of-state tuition at $27,592 versus $47,997 at College of the Atlantic. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (10 yr) focus for this pair · 2025