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U. Alaska Fairbanks
Saint Cloud State

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Saint Cloud State graduates 12 pts more of its students than U. Alaska Fairbanks (51% vs. 39%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Saint Cloud State grads earn $6.9K more ten years out than U. Alaska Fairbanks's ($55,813 vs. $48,866)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Alaska Fairbanks$48.9K
Saint Cloud State$55.8K
Graduation rate
U. Alaska Fairbanks39%
Saint Cloud State51%
Retention rate
U. Alaska Fairbanks74%
Saint Cloud State71%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Alaska Fairbanks$20.3K
Saint Cloud State$21.1K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Alaska Fairbanks17%
Saint Cloud State24%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Alaska Fairbanks$13.2K
Saint Cloud State$15.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Alaska Fairbanks28%
Saint Cloud State35%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Alaska Fairbanks39%
Saint Cloud State51%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Alaska Fairbanks27%
Saint Cloud State30%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Alaska Fairbanks28%
Saint Cloud State33%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Alaska Fairbanks43%
Saint Cloud State48%
Pell graduation gap
U. Alaska Fairbanks15 pts lower
Saint Cloud State15 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Alaska FairbanksSaint Cloud State
White43%44%
AsianNot shown: under 30 students28%
Hispanic/Latino20%27%
BlackNot shown: under 30 students31%
Two or more races47%27%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 students65%

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