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University of Massachusetts-Lowell vs University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Lowell, MA · Baltimore, MD · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MA:MD

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MA × MD
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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.

  • University of Maryland-Baltimore County: enrollment shrank -5.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -68 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • 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).
  • University of Maryland-Baltimore County: acceptance rate eased +17.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.59).

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 University of Maryland-Baltimore County

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Maryland-Baltimore County leads on in-state tuition ($13,256 vs $16,966 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Maryland-Baltimore County leads on median debt at graduation ($19,500 vs $23,704 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Maryland-Baltimore County leads on out-of-state tuition ($31,275 vs $36,264 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)

University of Massachusetts-Lowell profile · University of Maryland-Baltimore County profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Massachusetts-Lowell and University of Maryland-Baltimore County?▼
University of Maryland-Baltimore County leads on in-state tuition at $13,256 versus $16,966 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Massachusetts-Lowell and University of Maryland-Baltimore County?▼
University of Maryland-Baltimore County leads on median debt at graduation at $19,500 versus $23,704 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 University of Maryland-Baltimore County?▼
University of Maryland-Baltimore County leads on out-of-state tuition at $31,275 versus $36,264 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