College of the Mainland vs New Mexico State University-Grants

Texas City, TX · Grants, NM · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair TX:NM

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × NM
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • New Mexico State University-Grants: average net price rose +96.4% from $3,935 (2013) to $7,729 (2023), r² 0.61.
  • College of the Mainland: average net price fell -74.9% from $7,864 (2013) to $1,975 (2023), r² 0.63.
  • College of the Mainland: enrollment shrank -20.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -98 students/yr fitted, r² 0.41.
  • New Mexico State University-Grants: enrollment ranged 215–512 (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 the Mainland vs New Mexico State University-Grants

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE New Mexico State University-Grants leads on avg net price ($68 vs $1,342 at College of the Mainland)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA College of the Mainland leads on median debt at graduation ($5,960 vs $17,095 at New Mexico State University-Grants)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT New Mexico State University-Grants leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (65.0% vs 40.5% at College of the Mainland)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between College of the Mainland and New Mexico State University-Grants?
New Mexico State University-Grants leads on avg net price at $68 versus $1,342 at College of the Mainland. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between College of the Mainland and New Mexico State University-Grants?
College of the Mainland leads on median debt at graduation at $5,960 versus $17,095 at New Mexico State University-Grants. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between College of the Mainland and New Mexico State University-Grants?
New Mexico State University-Grants leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 65.0% versus 40.5% at College of the Mainland. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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