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