Norfolk State University vs Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Norfolk, VA · Standish, ME · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE VA × ME
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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.

  • Saint Joseph's College of Maine: enrollment shrank -51.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -96 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • Norfolk State University: enrollment ranged 4,477–5,955 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Norfolk State University: acceptance rate eased +34.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.58).
  • Saint Joseph's College of Maine: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.30).

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: Norfolk State University vs Saint Joseph's College of Maine

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Norfolk State University leads on in-state tuition ($10,180 vs $44,420 at Saint Joseph's College of Maine)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Saint Joseph's College of Maine leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (83.0% vs 37.3% at Norfolk State University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Norfolk State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($21,682 vs $44,420 at Saint Joseph's College of Maine)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Norfolk State University and Saint Joseph's College of Maine?▼
Norfolk State University leads on in-state tuition at $10,180 versus $44,420 at Saint Joseph's College of Maine. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Norfolk State University and Saint Joseph's College of Maine?▼
Saint Joseph's College of Maine leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 83.0% versus 37.3% at Norfolk State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Norfolk State University and Saint Joseph's College of Maine?▼
Norfolk State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $21,682 versus $44,420 at Saint Joseph's College of Maine. 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