Hollins University vs Saint Mary's College of California

Roanoke, VA · Moraga, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair VA:CA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE VA × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 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.

  • Hollins University: average net price rose +9.9% from $20,252 (2013) to $22,263 (2023), r² 0.54.
  • Saint Mary's College of California: net price ranged $22,620–$37,232 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -7.9% is not a trend (r² 0.13).
  • Hollins University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.33).
  • Saint Mary's College of California: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.35).

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: Hollins University vs Saint Mary's College of California

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Saint Mary's College of California leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($60,388 vs $29,863 at Hollins University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Saint Mary's College of California leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($78,812 vs $40,075 at Hollins University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Hollins University leads on avg net price ($20,896 vs $30,378 at Saint Mary's College of California)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Hollins University and Saint Mary's College of California?▼
Saint Mary's College of California leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $60,388 versus $29,863 at Hollins University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Hollins University and Saint Mary's College of California?▼
Saint Mary's College of California leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $78,812 versus $40,075 at Hollins University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Hollins University and Saint Mary's College of California?▼
Hollins University leads on avg net price at $20,896 versus $30,378 at Saint Mary's College of California. 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 (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025