Lone Star College System vs Maria College of Albany

The Woodlands, TX · Albany, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair TX:NY

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TX × NY
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 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.
  • Lone Star College System: enrollment shrank -15.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -1,320 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • Lone Star College System: average net price rose +51.8% from $6,141 (2013) to $9,322 (2023), r² 0.86.
  • Maria College of Albany: average net price rose +24.5% from $12,893 (2013) to $16,055 (2023), r² 0.54.

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: Lone Star College System vs Maria College of Albany

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Lone Star College System leads on in-state tuition ($3,330 vs $18,740 at Maria College of Albany)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Lone Star College System leads on median debt at graduation ($8,600 vs $20,528 at Maria College of Albany)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Lone Star College System leads on out-of-state tuition ($9,390 vs $18,740 at Maria College of Albany)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Lone Star College System and Maria College of Albany?
Lone Star College System leads on in-state tuition at $3,330 versus $18,740 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Lone Star College System and Maria College of Albany?
Lone Star College System leads on median debt at graduation at $8,600 versus $20,528 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Lone Star College System and Maria College of Albany?
Lone Star College System leads on out-of-state tuition at $9,390 versus $18,740 at Maria College of Albany. 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