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California State University-Los Angeles
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    California State University-Los Angeles grads earn $9.6K more ten years out than U. Texas Rio Grande Valley's ($59,211 vs. $49,620)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    California State University-Los Angeles graduates 7 pts more of its students than U. Texas Rio Grande Valley (68% vs. 60%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
California State University-Los Angeles$59.2K
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley$49.6K
Graduation rate
California State University-Los Angeles68%
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley60%
Retention rate
California State University-Los Angeles72%
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley81%

Borrowing

Median debt
California State University-Los Angeles$13K
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley$13K
Undergrads with a federal loan
California State University-Los Angeles18%
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley26%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
California State University-Los Angeles$11K
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley$9.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
California State University-Los Angeles46%
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley34%
Credential within 8 years, all students
California State University-Los Angeles68%
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley57%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
California State University-Los Angeles15%
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley17%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
California State University-Los Angeles52%
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley50%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
California State University-Los Angeles55%
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley53%
Pell graduation gap
California State University-Los Angeles3 pts lower
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley3 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupCalifornia State University-Los AngelesU. Texas Rio Grande Valley
White54%50%
Asian72%69%
Hispanic/Latino51%50%
Black46%Not shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
International53%55%

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