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