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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. South Alabama grads earn $2.9K more ten years out than McNeese State's ($49,379 vs. $46,453)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. South Alabama graduates 2 pts more of its students than McNeese State (50% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. South Alabama$49.4K
McNeese State$46.5K
Graduation rate
U. South Alabama50%
McNeese State47%
Retention rate
U. South Alabama76%
McNeese State68%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. South Alabama$24.9K
McNeese State$23K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. South Alabama47%
McNeese State32%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. South Alabama$20K
McNeese State$15.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. South Alabama37%
McNeese State30%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. South Alabama51%
McNeese State50%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. South Alabama30%
McNeese State27%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. South Alabama43%
McNeese State38%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. South Alabama61%
McNeese State57%
Pell graduation gap
U. South Alabama18 pts lower
McNeese State20 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. South AlabamaMcNeese State
White54%50%
Asian57%Not shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino45%42%
Black48%34%
Two or more races56%45%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 students47%

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