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U. Central Arkansas
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Southern Illinois University-Carbondale grads earn $7.5K more ten years out than U. Central Arkansas's ($53,390 vs. $45,938)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Southern Illinois University-Carbondale graduates 7 pts more of its students than U. Central Arkansas (57% vs. 51%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Central Arkansas$45.9K
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale$53.4K
Graduation rate
U. Central Arkansas51%
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale57%
Retention rate
U. Central Arkansas73%
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale67%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Central Arkansas$20.3K
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale$21.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Central Arkansas40%
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale45%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Central Arkansas$14.4K
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale$19.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Central Arkansas39%
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale49%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Central Arkansas51%
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale59%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Central Arkansas29%
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale27%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Central Arkansas42%
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale45%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Central Arkansas66%
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale82%
Pell graduation gap
U. Central Arkansas24 pts lower
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale37 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Central ArkansasSouthern Illinois University-Carbondale
White58%68%
Asian71%Not shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino44%47%
Black36%57%
Two or more races47%68%
International65%Not 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