Kent State University at Salem vs Maria College of Albany

Salem, OH · Albany, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair OH:NY

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE OH × NY
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt 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 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.

  • Maria College of Albany: average net price rose +24.5% from $12,893 (2013) to $16,055 (2023), r² 0.54.
  • Kent State University at Salem: net price ranged $8,050–$11,593 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +7.3% is not a trend (r² 0.04).
  • Kent State University at Salem: enrollment shrank -34.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -66 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.
  • Maria College of Albany: enrollment ranged 702–876 (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: Kent State University at Salem vs Maria College of Albany

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Kent State University at Salem leads on in-state tuition ($7,492 vs $18,740 at Maria College of Albany)
  2. RETENTION-RATE Kent State University at Salem leads on retention rate (47.2% vs 33.3% at Maria College of Albany)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Maria College of Albany leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($53,357 vs $40,179 at Kent State University at Salem)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Kent State University at Salem and Maria College of Albany?
Kent State University at Salem leads on in-state tuition at $7,492 versus $18,740 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Kent State University at Salem and Maria College of Albany?
Kent State University at Salem leads on retention rate at 47.2% versus 33.3% at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Kent State University at Salem and Maria College of Albany?
Maria College of Albany leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $53,357 versus $40,179 at Kent State University at Salem. 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