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Plaza College vs United States Merchant Marine Academy

Forest Hills, NY · Kings Point, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NY:NY

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · NY
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 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.

  • United States Merchant Marine Academy: net price ranged $3,935–$7,506 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +75.6% is not a trend (r² 0.32).
  • Plaza College: average net price rose +52.5% from $11,933 (2013) to $18,193 (2023), r² 0.96.
  • Plaza College: enrollment grew +14.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +15 students/yr fitted, r² 0.58.
  • United States Merchant Marine Academy: enrollment ranged 904–1,028 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Plaza College vs United States Merchant Marine Academy

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION United States Merchant Marine Academy leads on in-state tuition ($895 vs $15,450 at Plaza College)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI United States Merchant Marine Academy leads on out-of-state tuition ($895 vs $15,450 at Plaza College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE United States Merchant Marine Academy leads on avg net price ($6,174 vs $19,860 at Plaza College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Plaza College and United States Merchant Marine Academy?▼
United States Merchant Marine Academy leads on in-state tuition at $895 versus $15,450 at Plaza College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Plaza College and United States Merchant Marine Academy?▼
United States Merchant Marine Academy leads on out-of-state tuition at $895 versus $15,450 at Plaza College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Plaza College and United States Merchant Marine Academy?▼
United States Merchant Marine Academy leads on avg net price at $6,174 versus $19,860 at Plaza College. 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