Quad
U. California-Santa Cruz
Florida Atlantic

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. California-Santa Cruz graduates 18 pts more of its students than Florida Atlantic (80% vs. 63%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. California-Santa Cruz grads earn $11.7K more ten years out than Florida Atlantic's ($68,396 vs. $56,746)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. California-Santa Cruz$68.4K
Florida Atlantic$56.7K
Graduation rate
U. California-Santa Cruz80%
Florida Atlantic63%
Retention rate
U. California-Santa Cruz88%
Florida Atlantic85%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. California-Santa Cruz$16.7K
Florida Atlantic$17.2K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. California-Santa Cruz28%
Florida Atlantic26%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. California-Santa Cruz$15K
Florida Atlantic$12.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. California-Santa Cruz67%
Florida Atlantic52%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. California-Santa Cruz80%
Florida Atlantic65%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. California-Santa Cruz9%
Florida Atlantic18%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. California-Santa Cruz71%
Florida Atlantic63%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. California-Santa Cruz77%
Florida Atlantic63%
Pell graduation gap
U. California-Santa Cruz6 pts lower
Florida AtlanticNo gap

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. California-Santa CruzFlorida Atlantic
White78%62%
Asian79%73%
Hispanic/Latino67%63%
Black67%65%
Two or more races75%57%
International77%52%

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 2018;Florida Atlantic University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About 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