Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Pillar graduates 15 pts more of its students than Talladega (38% vs. 24%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Pillar grads earn $13.3K more ten years out than Talladega's ($45,577 vs. $32,229)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Talladega$32.2K
Pillar$45.6K
Graduation rate
Talladega24%
Pillar38%
Retention rate
Talladega54%
Pillar74%

Borrowing

Median debt
Talladega$28.5K
Pillar$21.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Talladega64%
Pillar42%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Talladega$15.3K
Pillar$16.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Talladega15%
Pillar30%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Talladega24%
Pillar43%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Talladega0%
Pillar7%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Talladega39%
Pillar45%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Talladega9%
PillarNot shown: under 30 students
Pell graduation gap
Talladega30 pts higher
PillarNot reported

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupTalladegaPillar
WhiteNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Black29%Not shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

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