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University of Maryland Baltimore vs Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Baltimore, MD · New Brunswick, NJ · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair MD:NJ

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-DEBT

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MD × NJ
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both University of Maryland Baltimore and Rutgers University-New Brunswick across 2013–2023, but one fitted annual pace pulls far ahead of the other. Treat them as size peers on different slopes, not interchangeable large campuses.

  • University of Maryland Baltimore: enrollment grew +29.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +16 students/yr fitted, r² 0.66.
  • Rutgers University-New Brunswick: enrollment grew +8.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +223 students/yr fitted, r² 0.72.

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 Maryland Baltimore vs Rutgers University-New Brunswick

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Maryland Baltimore leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $21,500 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Maryland Baltimore leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($82,754 vs $61,263 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Maryland Baltimore leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($88,174 vs $74,479 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Maryland Baltimore and Rutgers University-New Brunswick?▼
University of Maryland Baltimore leads on median debt at graduation at $15,000 versus $21,500 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Maryland Baltimore and Rutgers University-New Brunswick?▼
University of Maryland Baltimore leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $82,754 versus $61,263 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Maryland Baltimore and Rutgers University-New Brunswick?▼
University of Maryland Baltimore leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $88,174 versus $74,479 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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