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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington vs University of Maryland Global Campus

New Kensington, PA · Adelphi, MD · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair PA:MD

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × MD
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

University of Maryland Global Campus posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • University of Maryland Global Campus: enrollment grew +85.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +1,649 students/yr fitted, r² 0.76.
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington: enrollment ranged 0–641 (2013–2023, 9 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington: average net price rose +29.3% from $15,104 (2013) to $19,522 (2023), r² 0.81.
  • University of Maryland Global Campus: average net price rose +55.1% from $9,358 (2013) to $14,514 (2023), r² 0.78.

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: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington vs University of Maryland Global Campus

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Maryland Global Campus leads on out-of-state tuition ($12,336 vs $24,134 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Maryland Global Campus leads on in-state tuition ($8,136 vs $14,408 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington)
  3. RETENTION-RATE Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington leads on retention rate (85.4% vs 55.4% at University of Maryland Global Campus)

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington profile · University of Maryland Global Campus profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington and University of Maryland Global Campus?▼
University of Maryland Global Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $12,336 versus $24,134 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington and University of Maryland Global Campus?▼
University of Maryland Global Campus leads on in-state tuition at $8,136 versus $14,408 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington and University of Maryland Global Campus?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington leads on retention rate at 85.4% versus 55.4% at University of Maryland Global Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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