Quad
U. Alaska Fairbanks
U. Missouri-St Louis

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Missouri-St Louis graduates 23 pts more of its students than U. Alaska Fairbanks (62% vs. 39%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Missouri-St Louis grads earn $4.2K more ten years out than U. Alaska Fairbanks's ($53,037 vs. $48,866)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Alaska Fairbanks$48.9K
U. Missouri-St Louis$53K
Graduation rate
U. Alaska Fairbanks39%
U. Missouri-St Louis62%
Retention rate
U. Alaska Fairbanks74%
U. Missouri-St Louis70%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Alaska Fairbanks$20.3K
U. Missouri-St Louis$20K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Alaska Fairbanks17%
U. Missouri-St Louis19%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Alaska Fairbanks$13.2K
U. Missouri-St Louis$18.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Alaska Fairbanks28%
U. Missouri-St Louis51%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Alaska Fairbanks39%
U. Missouri-St Louis62%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Alaska Fairbanks27%
U. Missouri-St Louis21%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Alaska Fairbanks28%
U. Missouri-St Louis48%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Alaska Fairbanks43%
U. Missouri-St Louis68%
Pell graduation gap
U. Alaska Fairbanks15 pts lower
U. Missouri-St Louis20 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Alaska FairbanksU. Missouri-St Louis
White43%61%
AsianNot shown: under 30 students55%
Hispanic/Latino20%Not shown: under 30 students
BlackNot shown: under 30 students44%
Two or more races47%54%
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 2018;University of Missouri-St Louis Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About 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