University of Louisiana at Monroe vs Maria College of Albany

Monroe, LA · Albany, NY · largest Scorecard gap: retention rate

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Pair LA:NY

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE LA × NY
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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.

  • Maria College of Albany: enrollment ranged 702–876 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Louisiana at Monroe: enrollment shrank -16.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -100 students/yr fitted, r² 0.54.
  • University of Louisiana at Monroe: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.27).
  • Maria College of Albany: acceptance rate eased +280.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.41).

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: University of Louisiana at Monroe vs Maria College of Albany

  1. RETENTION-RATE University of Louisiana at Monroe leads on retention rate (72.8% vs 33.3% at Maria College of Albany)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Louisiana at Monroe leads on in-state tuition ($9,190 vs $18,740 at Maria College of Albany)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Maria College of Albany leads on acceptance rate (44.5% vs 84.8% at University of Louisiana at Monroe)

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Retention Rate and other Scorecard questions

On retention rate, who leads between University of Louisiana at Monroe and Maria College of Albany?
University of Louisiana at Monroe leads on retention rate at 72.8% versus 33.3% at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Louisiana at Monroe and Maria College of Albany?
University of Louisiana at Monroe leads on in-state tuition at $9,190 versus $18,740 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Louisiana at Monroe and Maria College of Albany?
Maria College of Albany leads on acceptance rate at 44.5% versus 84.8% at University of Louisiana at Monroe. 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