Quad
U. Central Arkansas
New Mexico State

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Central Arkansas grads earn $6.9K more ten years out than New Mexico State's ($45,938 vs. $39,067)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    New Mexico State graduates 4 pts more of its students than U. Central Arkansas (55% vs. 51%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Central Arkansas$45.9K
New Mexico State$39.1K
Graduation rate
U. Central Arkansas51%
New Mexico State55%
Retention rate
U. Central Arkansas73%
New Mexico State73%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Central Arkansas$20.3K
New Mexico State$17.1K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Central Arkansas40%
New Mexico State20%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Central Arkansas$14.4K
New Mexico State$11K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Central Arkansas39%
New Mexico State35%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Central Arkansas51%
New Mexico State54%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Central Arkansas29%
New Mexico State26%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Central Arkansas42%
New Mexico State50%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Central Arkansas66%
New Mexico State62%
Pell graduation gap
U. Central Arkansas24 pts lower
New Mexico State12 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Central ArkansasNew Mexico State
White58%61%
Asian71%Not shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino44%54%
Black36%43%
Two or more races47%53%
International65%54%

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