Shorter College vs Maria College of Albany

N Little Rock, AR · Albany, NY · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair AR:NY

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE AR × NY
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.

  • Shorter College: net price ranged $4,883–$16,833 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +166.1% is not a trend (r² 0.11).
  • Maria College of Albany: average net price rose +24.5% from $12,893 (2013) to $16,055 (2023), r² 0.54.
  • Shorter College: enrollment ranged 221–569 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • 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: Shorter College vs Maria College of Albany

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Maria College of Albany leads on 150%-time completion (34.1% vs 9.9% at Shorter College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Maria College of Albany leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($53,357 vs $15,710 at Shorter College)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Shorter College leads on in-state tuition ($6,246 vs $18,740 at Maria College of Albany)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Shorter College and Maria College of Albany?▼
Maria College of Albany leads on 150%-time completion at 34.1% versus 9.9% at Shorter College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Shorter College and Maria College of Albany?▼
Maria College of Albany leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $53,357 versus $15,710 at Shorter College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Shorter College and Maria College of Albany?▼
Shorter College leads on in-state tuition at $6,246 versus $18,740 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); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025