Wichita State University vs Maria College of Albany

Wichita, KS · Albany, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair KS:NY

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE KS × NY
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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.
  • Wichita State University: net price ranged $11,939–$17,640 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +3.3% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Wichita State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.04).
  • 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: Wichita State University vs Maria College of Albany

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Maria College of Albany leads on acceptance rate (44.5% vs 94.0% at Wichita State University)
  2. RETENTION-RATE Wichita State University leads on retention rate (69.3% vs 33.3% at Maria College of Albany)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Wichita State University leads on in-state tuition ($9,684 vs $18,740 at Maria College of Albany)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Wichita State University and Maria College of Albany?
Maria College of Albany leads on acceptance rate at 44.5% versus 94.0% at Wichita State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Wichita State University and Maria College of Albany?
Wichita State University leads on retention rate at 69.3% versus 33.3% at Maria College of Albany. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Wichita State University and Maria College of Albany?
Wichita State University leads on in-state tuition at $9,684 versus $18,740 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); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025