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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Arkansas graduates 15 pts more of its students than Coastal Carolina (68% vs. 53%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Arkansas grads earn $10.9K more ten years out than Coastal Carolina's ($58,191 vs. $47,258)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Arkansas$58.2K
Coastal Carolina$47.3K
Graduation rate
U. Arkansas68%
Coastal Carolina53%
Retention rate
U. Arkansas86%
Coastal Carolina77%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Arkansas$21.5K
Coastal Carolina$23.8K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Arkansas33%
Coastal Carolina57%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Arkansas$17.2K
Coastal Carolina$18.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Arkansas53%
Coastal Carolina41%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Arkansas68%
Coastal Carolina51%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Arkansas11%
Coastal Carolina34%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Arkansas55%
Coastal Carolina40%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Arkansas75%
Coastal Carolina56%
Pell graduation gap
U. Arkansas20 pts lower
Coastal Carolina16 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. ArkansasCoastal Carolina
White72%53%
Asian76%Not shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino65%49%
Black46%34%
Two or more races67%45%
International84%Not shown: under 30 students

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;University of Arkansas Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;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;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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