Maria College of Albany vs St. Francis College

Albany, NY · Brooklyn, NY · largest Scorecard gap: retention rate

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Pair NY:NY

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · NY
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 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.

  • St. Francis College: net price ranged $9,560–$26,266 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +78.6% is not a trend (r² 0.29).
  • Maria College of Albany: average net price rose +24.5% from $12,893 (2013) to $16,055 (2023), r² 0.54.
  • Maria College of Albany: enrollment ranged 702–876 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • St. Francis College: enrollment shrank -29.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -53 students/yr fitted, r² 0.57.

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: Maria College of Albany vs St. Francis College

  1. RETENTION-RATE St. Francis College leads on retention rate (64.8% vs 33.3% at Maria College of Albany)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI St. Francis College leads on 150%-time completion (53.6% vs 34.1% at Maria College of Albany)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Maria College of Albany leads on in-state tuition ($18,740 vs $28,775 at St. Francis College)

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Retention Rate and other Scorecard questions

On retention rate, who leads between Maria College of Albany and St. Francis College?
St. Francis College leads on retention rate at 64.8% versus 33.3% at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Maria College of Albany and St. Francis College?
St. Francis College leads on 150%-time completion at 53.6% versus 34.1% at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Maria College of Albany and St. Francis College?
Maria College of Albany leads on in-state tuition at $18,740 versus $28,775 at St. Francis College. 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