St. Mary's College of Maryland vs Salisbury University
St. Mary's College of Maryland is harder to get into (69% vs 88% admitted), but students with aid paid less there on average (in-state): $17,445 vs $20,956 a year.
Highlighted = the better number: lower price or debt, higher rate or pay.
Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$33,931
$28,740
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$20,956
$17,445
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$37,514
$28,949
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
St. Mary's College of Maryland
Salisbury University
Under $30,000
$6,633
$9,102
$30,000–$48,000
$10,808
$13,773
$48,000–$75,000
$14,473
$17,470
$75,000–$110,000
$21,716
$20,089
Over $110,000
$28,546
$24,495
After you start
Measure
St. Mary's College of Maryland
Salisbury University
Undergrads
1,603
6,057
Graduate within 6 years
68%
67%
Come back for year two
86%
78%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$66,796
$68,206
Median debt at graduation
$21,500
$19,500
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers