Metropolitan State University of Denver vs Cal Poly Maritime Academy

Denver, CO · Vallejo, CA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair CO:CA

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CO × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.

  • Metropolitan State University of Denver: average net price rose +35.0% from $10,586 (2013) to $14,294 (2023), r² 0.59.
  • Cal Poly Maritime Academy: net price ranged $15,206–$22,070 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +3.4% is not a trend (r² 0.28).
  • Metropolitan State University of Denver: acceptance rate eased +39.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.58).
  • Cal Poly Maritime Academy: acceptance rate eased +32.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.67).

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: Metropolitan State University of Denver vs Cal Poly Maritime Academy

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on 150%-time completion (63.3% vs 30.7% at Metropolitan State University of Denver)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($84,676 vs $45,391 at Metropolitan State University of Denver)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($94,784 vs $52,093 at Metropolitan State University of Denver)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Metropolitan State University of Denver and Cal Poly Maritime Academy?
Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on 150%-time completion at 63.3% versus 30.7% at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Metropolitan State University of Denver and Cal Poly Maritime Academy?
Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $84,676 versus $45,391 at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Metropolitan State University of Denver and Cal Poly Maritime Academy?
Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $94,784 versus $52,093 at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025