Quad
Palo Alto
Ecclesia

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Palo Alto grads earn $42.5K more ten years out than Ecclesia's ($83,187 vs. $40,650)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Palo Alto graduates 57 pts more of its students than Ecclesia (82% vs. 25%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Palo Alto$83.2K
Ecclesia$40.7K
Graduation rate
Palo Alto82%
Ecclesia25%
Retention rate
Palo AltoNot reported
Ecclesia48%

Borrowing

Median debt
Palo Alto$20.5K
Ecclesia$13K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Palo Alto41%
Ecclesia54%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Palo AltoNot reported
Ecclesia$7.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Palo Alto79%
Ecclesia27%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Palo Alto79%
Ecclesia30%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Palo Alto0%
Ecclesia32%

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