Northern Arizona vs. U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee · Outcomes

Northern ArizonaFlagstaff, AZ

U. Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI

Key differences on Outcomes

1
Northern Arizona graduates 6 pts more of its students than U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (60% vs. 54%)
Graduation rate
2
U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee grads earn $606 more ten years out than Northern Arizona's ($54,990 vs. $54,384)
Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs

Northern Arizona$54.4K

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee$55KHighest

Graduation rate

Northern Arizona60%Highest

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee54%

Retention rate

Northern Arizona75%Highest

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee73%

Borrowing

Median debt

Northern Arizona$19KLowest

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee$23K

Undergrads with a federal loan

Northern Arizona32%

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee42%

Median debt, Pell Grant recipients

Northern Arizona$13.5KLowest

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee$18.3K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students

Northern Arizona49%

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee34%

Credential within 8 years, all students

Northern Arizona59%

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee54%

Enrolled at another college, 8 years on

Northern Arizona24%

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee25%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients

Northern Arizona53%

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee45%

Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan

Northern Arizona68%

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee50%

Pell graduation gap

Northern Arizona15 pts lower

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee5 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

Group	Northern Arizona	U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee
White	64%	52%
Asian	71%	51%
Hispanic/Latino	58%	42%
Black	49%	34%
Two or more races	54%	45%
International	76%	45%

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