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This bill requires all Maryland higher education institutions that admit first-time undergraduate students to prominently display a link to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard website on their publicly accessible website by July 1, 2026. Institutions must accompany this link with an explanation of the resource, highlighting key information such as cost of attendance, graduation rates, salary outcomes, and debt outcomes. The institutions are mandated to share this information during student orientation, recruitment events, and in recruitment materials, and to regularly communicate it to prospective students, parents, guardians, new and current students, academic advisors, and campus career counselors. Additionally, institutions must share the link and its explanations on their social media accounts at least once per semester and on their campus career center website. In the event the College Scorecard is discontinued, the Maryland Higher Education Commission will be responsible for compiling and making similar data available to institutions, collaborating with higher education institutions and using data from sources like the Maryland Longitudinal Data System. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.

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https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0713?ys=2025RS