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Lincoln University vs United States Merchant Marine Academy

Jefferson City, MO · Kings Point, NY · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair MO:NY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MO × NY
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

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.

  • Lincoln University: enrollment shrank -40.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -120 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • United States Merchant Marine Academy: enrollment ranged 904–1,028 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Lincoln University: net price ranged $7,830–$12,484 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +25.4% is not a trend (r² 0.04).
  • United States Merchant Marine Academy: net price ranged $3,935–$7,506 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +75.6% is not a trend (r² 0.32).

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: Lincoln University vs United States Merchant Marine Academy

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI United States Merchant Marine Academy leads on out-of-state tuition ($895 vs $17,692 at Lincoln University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION United States Merchant Marine Academy leads on in-state tuition ($895 vs $9,796 at Lincoln University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI United States Merchant Marine Academy leads on 150%-time completion (81.5% vs 21.5% at Lincoln University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Lincoln University and United States Merchant Marine Academy?▼
United States Merchant Marine Academy leads on out-of-state tuition at $895 versus $17,692 at Lincoln University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Lincoln University and United States Merchant Marine Academy?▼
United States Merchant Marine Academy leads on in-state tuition at $895 versus $9,796 at Lincoln University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Lincoln University and United States Merchant Marine Academy?▼
United States Merchant Marine Academy leads on 150%-time completion at 81.5% versus 21.5% at Lincoln University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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