Lone Star College System vs Maria College of Albany

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

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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