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SUNY Buffalo State University vs Cal Poly Maritime Academy

Buffalo, NY · Vallejo, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair NY:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × CA
  • 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 RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

No stable joint trend on the primary axis

RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023

For SUNY Buffalo State University vs Cal Poly Maritime Academy, the overlapping average net-price path series over 2013–2023 does not clear a directional claim on both sides. What follows is the measured range, not a rise/fall headline.

  • SUNY Buffalo State University: net price ranged $9,945–$14,229 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +17.8% is not a trend (r² 0.14).
  • Cal Poly Maritime Academy: net price ranged $15,206–$22,070 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +3.4% is not a trend (r² 0.28).

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: SUNY Buffalo State University vs Cal Poly Maritime Academy

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($84,676 vs $40,877 at SUNY Buffalo State University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on 150%-time completion (63.3% vs 34.7% at SUNY Buffalo State University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE SUNY Buffalo State University leads on avg net price ($11,346 vs $20,555 at Cal Poly Maritime Academy)

SUNY Buffalo State University profile · Cal Poly Maritime Academy profile · Compare other colleges

Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between SUNY Buffalo State University and Cal Poly Maritime Academy?▼
Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $84,676 versus $40,877 at SUNY Buffalo State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between SUNY Buffalo State University and Cal Poly Maritime Academy?▼
Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on 150%-time completion at 63.3% versus 34.7% at SUNY Buffalo State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between SUNY Buffalo State University and Cal Poly Maritime Academy?▼
SUNY Buffalo State University leads on avg net price at $11,346 versus $20,555 at Cal Poly Maritime Academy. 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