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University of Puerto Rico at Ponce vs University of Maryland Global Campus

Ponce, PR · Adelphi, MD · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair PR:MD

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PR × MD
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • University of Maryland Global Campus: average net price rose +55.1% from $9,358 (2013) to $14,514 (2023), r² 0.78.
  • University of Puerto Rico at Ponce: net price ranged $4,978–$8,889 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -3.4% is not a trend (r² 0.11).
  • University of Puerto Rico at Ponce: enrollment shrank -27.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -142 students/yr fitted, r² 0.76.
  • University of Maryland Global Campus: enrollment grew +85.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +1,649 students/yr fitted, r² 0.76.

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 Puerto Rico at Ponce vs University of Maryland Global Campus

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Puerto Rico at Ponce leads on median debt at graduation ($5,500 vs $21,000 at University of Maryland Global Campus)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Maryland Global Campus leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($58,051 vs $22,404 at University of Puerto Rico at Ponce)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Puerto Rico at Ponce leads on out-of-state tuition ($5,354 vs $12,336 at University of Maryland Global Campus)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Puerto Rico at Ponce and University of Maryland Global Campus?▼
University of Puerto Rico at Ponce leads on median debt at graduation at $5,500 versus $21,000 at University of Maryland Global Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Puerto Rico at Ponce and University of Maryland Global Campus?▼
University of Maryland Global Campus leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $58,051 versus $22,404 at University of Puerto Rico at Ponce. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Puerto Rico at Ponce and University of Maryland Global Campus?▼
University of Puerto Rico at Ponce leads on out-of-state tuition at $5,354 versus $12,336 at University of Maryland Global Campus. 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