Rio Salado College vs Maria College of Albany

Tempe, AZ · Albany, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair AZ:NY

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE AZ × NY
  • 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.

  • Maria College of Albany: average net price rose +24.5% from $12,893 (2013) to $16,055 (2023), r² 0.54.
  • Rio Salado College: net price ranged $6,964–$9,616 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +6.7% is not a trend (r² 0.12).
  • Rio Salado College: enrollment shrank -52.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -509 students/yr fitted, r² 0.82.
  • Maria College of Albany: enrollment ranged 702–876 (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: Rio Salado College vs Maria College of Albany

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Rio Salado College leads on in-state tuition ($2,358 vs $18,740 at Maria College of Albany)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Maria College of Albany leads on 150%-time completion (34.1% vs 6.4% at Rio Salado College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Rio Salado College leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $20,528 at Maria College of Albany)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Rio Salado College and Maria College of Albany?
Rio Salado College leads on in-state tuition at $2,358 versus $18,740 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Rio Salado College and Maria College of Albany?
Maria College of Albany leads on 150%-time completion at 34.1% versus 6.4% at Rio Salado College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Rio Salado College and Maria College of Albany?
Rio Salado College leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $20,528 at Maria College of Albany. 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