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University of South Carolina-Sumter vs Maria College of Albany

Sumter, SC · Albany, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair SC:NY

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE SC × NY
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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 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.

  • Maria College of Albany: average net price rose +24.5% from $12,893 (2013) to $16,055 (2023), r² 0.54.
  • University of South Carolina-Sumter: net price ranged $7,900–$10,129 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +1.6% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • University of South Carolina-Sumter: acceptance rate eased +39.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.66).
  • 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 South Carolina-Sumter vs Maria College of Albany

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of South Carolina-Sumter leads on in-state tuition ($7,558 vs $18,740 at Maria College of Albany)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of South Carolina-Sumter leads on median debt at graduation ($9,250 vs $20,528 at Maria College of Albany)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of South Carolina-Sumter leads on avg net price ($7,712 vs $13,082 at Maria College of Albany)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of South Carolina-Sumter and Maria College of Albany?▼
University of South Carolina-Sumter leads on in-state tuition at $7,558 versus $18,740 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of South Carolina-Sumter and Maria College of Albany?▼
University of South Carolina-Sumter leads on median debt at graduation at $9,250 versus $20,528 at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of South Carolina-Sumter and Maria College of Albany?▼
University of South Carolina-Sumter leads on avg net price at $7,712 versus $13,082 at Maria College of Albany. 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