Southwestern Christian College vs Maria College of Albany

Terrell, TX · Albany, NY · largest Scorecard gap: retention rate

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Pair TX:NY

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × NY
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · Retention Rate

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Southwestern Christian College: enrollment shrank -24.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -8 students/yr fitted, r² 0.58.
  • Maria College of Albany: enrollment ranged 702–876 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Southwestern Christian College: average net price rose +161.1% from $6,461 (2013) to $16,870 (2023), r² 0.41.
  • Maria College of Albany: average net price rose +24.5% from $12,893 (2013) to $16,055 (2023), r² 0.54.

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: Southwestern Christian College vs Maria College of Albany

  1. RETENTION-RATE Southwestern Christian College leads on retention rate (100.0% vs 33.3% at Maria College of Albany)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Maria College of Albany leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($53,357 vs $19,686 at Southwestern Christian College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Maria College of Albany leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($55,458 vs $32,672 at Southwestern Christian College)

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Retention Rate and other Scorecard questions

On retention rate, who leads between Southwestern Christian College and Maria College of Albany?▼
Southwestern Christian College leads on retention rate at 100.0% versus 33.3% at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Southwestern Christian College and Maria College of Albany?▼
Maria College of Albany leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $53,357 versus $19,686 at Southwestern Christian College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Southwestern Christian College and Maria College of Albany?▼
Maria College of Albany leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $55,458 versus $32,672 at Southwestern Christian College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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