Columbia College vs Marion Military Institute

Sonora, CA · Marion, AL · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

Scorecard match plate

Pair CA:AL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × AL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings 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 RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

No stable joint trend on the primary axis

RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023

For Columbia College vs Marion Military Institute, the overlapping average net-price path series over 2013–2023 does not clear a directional claim on both sides. What follows is the measured range, not a rise/fall headline.

  • Columbia College: net price ranged $4,317–$15,468 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +136.5% is not a trend (r² 0.17).
  • Marion Military Institute: net price ranged $9,589–$12,029 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -8.0% is not a trend (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: Columbia College vs Marion Military Institute

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Columbia College leads on in-state tuition ($1,282 vs $9,538 at Marion Military Institute)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Columbia College leads on out-of-state tuition ($9,264 vs $15,538 at Marion Military Institute)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Marion Military Institute leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($59,644 vs $39,035 at Columbia College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Columbia College and Marion Military Institute?
Columbia College leads on in-state tuition at $1,282 versus $9,538 at Marion Military Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Columbia College and Marion Military Institute?
Columbia College leads on out-of-state tuition at $9,264 versus $15,538 at Marion Military Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Columbia College and Marion Military Institute?
Marion Military Institute leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $59,644 versus $39,035 at Columbia College. 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