Life Pacific University vs Maria College of Albany

San Dimas, CA · Albany, NY · largest Scorecard gap: retention rate

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Pair CA:NY

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × NY
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · Retention Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Maria College of Albany: enrollment ranged 702–876 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Life Pacific University: enrollment shrank -17.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -11 students/yr fitted, r² 0.55.
  • Life Pacific University: acceptance rate eased +25.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.46).
  • Maria College of Albany: acceptance rate eased +280.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.41).

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: Life Pacific University vs Maria College of Albany

  1. RETENTION-RATE Life Pacific University leads on retention rate (73.0% vs 33.3% at Maria College of Albany)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Maria College of Albany leads on acceptance rate (44.5% vs 95.8% at Life Pacific University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Maria College of Albany leads on avg net price ($13,082 vs $20,898 at Life Pacific University)

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Retention Rate and other Scorecard questions

On retention rate, who leads between Life Pacific University and Maria College of Albany?
Life Pacific University leads on retention rate at 73.0% versus 33.3% at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Life Pacific University and Maria College of Albany?
Maria College of Albany leads on acceptance rate at 44.5% versus 95.8% at Life Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Life Pacific University and Maria College of Albany?
Maria College of Albany leads on avg net price at $13,082 versus $20,898 at Life Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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