Fortis Institute vs Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Houston, TX · Standish, ME · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TX × ME
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

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.

  • Fortis Institute: average net price fell -29.0% from $21,595 (2013) to $15,326 (2023), r² 0.44.
  • Saint Joseph's College of Maine: net price ranged $24,666–$29,319 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -7.2% is not a trend (r² 0.18).
  • Fortis Institute: enrollment ranged 295–456 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Saint Joseph's College of Maine: enrollment shrank -51.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -96 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.

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: Fortis Institute vs Saint Joseph's College of Maine

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Saint Joseph's College of Maine leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (83.0% vs 24.1% at Fortis Institute)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Fortis Institute leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $27,000 at Saint Joseph's College of Maine)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Saint Joseph's College of Maine leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($59,045 vs $33,193 at Fortis Institute)

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Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Fortis Institute and Saint Joseph's College of Maine?
Saint Joseph's College of Maine leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 83.0% versus 24.1% at Fortis Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Fortis Institute and Saint Joseph's College of Maine?
Fortis Institute leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $27,000 at Saint Joseph's College of Maine. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Fortis Institute and Saint Joseph's College of Maine?
Saint Joseph's College of Maine leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $59,045 versus $33,193 at Fortis Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); loan repayment rate (completers) focus for this pair · 2025