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University of Massachusetts-Lowell vs Cal Poly Maritime Academy

Lowell, MA · Vallejo, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MA:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MA × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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.

  • Cal Poly Maritime Academy: enrollment shrank -27.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -32 students/yr fitted, r² 0.82.
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell: enrollment ranged 11,632–13,601 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell: acceptance rate eased +33.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.86).
  • Cal Poly Maritime Academy: acceptance rate eased +32.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.67).

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 Massachusetts-Lowell vs Cal Poly Maritime Academy

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on in-state tuition ($9,944 vs $16,966 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on out-of-state tuition ($22,544 vs $36,264 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($94,784 vs $64,874 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)

University of Massachusetts-Lowell profile · Cal Poly Maritime Academy profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Massachusetts-Lowell and Cal Poly Maritime Academy?▼
Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on in-state tuition at $9,944 versus $16,966 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Massachusetts-Lowell and Cal Poly Maritime Academy?▼
Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on out-of-state tuition at $22,544 versus $36,264 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Massachusetts-Lowell and Cal Poly Maritime Academy?▼
Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $94,784 versus $64,874 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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