Quad
Chapman
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute grads earn $32K more ten years out than Chapman's ($102,051 vs. $70,070)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduates 3 pts more of its students than Chapman (85% vs. 82%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Chapman$70.1K
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$102.1K
Graduation rate
Chapman82%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute85%
Retention rate
Chapman92%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute91%

Borrowing

Median debt
Chapman$20.5K
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$23.8K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Chapman60%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute51%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Chapman$19.2K
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$23.3K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Chapman76%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute72%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Chapman84%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute85%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Chapman11%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute10%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Chapman83%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute78%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Chapman83%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute84%
Pell graduation gap
ChapmanNo gap
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute6 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupChapmanRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
White81%86%
Asian86%88%
Hispanic/Latino81%83%
BlackNot shown: under 30 students68%
Two or more races84%81%
International81%78%

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