Saint Ambrose University vs Capitol Technology University

Davenport, IA · Laurel, MD · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair IA:MD

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-EARN

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE IA × MD
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

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.

  • Capitol Technology University: average net price rose +27.2% from $19,406 (2013) to $24,678 (2023), r² 0.67.
  • Saint Ambrose University: net price ranged $22,750–$26,292 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.7% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Saint Ambrose University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.18).
  • Capitol Technology University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.03).

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: Saint Ambrose University vs Capitol Technology University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Capitol Technology University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($76,545 vs $51,616 at Saint Ambrose University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Capitol Technology University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($85,035 vs $59,531 at Saint Ambrose University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Saint Ambrose University leads on 150%-time completion (62.0% vs 44.4% at Capitol Technology University)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Saint Ambrose University and Capitol Technology University?
Capitol Technology University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $76,545 versus $51,616 at Saint Ambrose University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Saint Ambrose University and Capitol Technology University?
Capitol Technology University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $85,035 versus $59,531 at Saint Ambrose University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Saint Ambrose University and Capitol Technology University?
Saint Ambrose University leads on 150%-time completion at 62.0% versus 44.4% at Capitol Technology University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025