Quad
U. Alabama at Birmingham
San Jose State

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    San Jose State grads earn $24.5K more ten years out than U. Alabama at Birmingham's ($78,988 vs. $54,501)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    San Jose State graduates 20 pts more of its students than U. Alabama at Birmingham (78% vs. 58%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Alabama at Birmingham$54.5K
San Jose State$79K
Graduation rate
U. Alabama at Birmingham58%
San Jose State78%
Retention rate
U. Alabama at Birmingham80%
San Jose State87%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Alabama at Birmingham$22.3K
San Jose State$15K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Alabama at Birmingham40%
San Jose State20%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Alabama at Birmingham$18K
San Jose State$12K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Alabama at Birmingham43%
San Jose State57%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Alabama at Birmingham58%
San Jose State79%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Alabama at Birmingham21%
San Jose State13%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Alabama at Birmingham55%
San Jose State64%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Alabama at Birmingham72%
San Jose State74%
Pell graduation gap
U. Alabama at Birmingham17 pts lower
San Jose State10 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Alabama at BirminghamSan Jose State
White65%67%
Asian82%79%
Hispanic/Latino57%60%
Black56%54%
Two or more races57%65%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 students69%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why