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San Diego State
U. Central Florida

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    San Diego State graduates 10 pts more of its students than U. Central Florida (82% vs. 72%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    San Diego State grads earn $6.6K more ten years out than U. Central Florida's ($64,909 vs. $58,308)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
San Diego State$64.9K
U. Central Florida$58.3K
Graduation rate
San Diego State82%
U. Central Florida72%
Retention rate
San Diego State91%
U. Central Florida92%

Borrowing

Median debt
San Diego State$15K
U. Central Florida$18.2K
Undergrads with a federal loan
San Diego State23%
U. Central Florida23%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
San Diego State$12.5K
U. Central Florida$15.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
San Diego State66%
U. Central Florida55%
Credential within 8 years, all students
San Diego State83%
U. Central Florida72%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
San Diego State11%
U. Central Florida12%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
San Diego State72%
U. Central Florida77%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
San Diego State78%
U. Central Florida80%
Pell graduation gap
San Diego State6 pts lower
U. Central Florida3 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupSan Diego StateU. Central Florida
White79%79%
Asian83%83%
Hispanic/Latino72%77%
Black69%74%
Two or more races76%74%
International68%73%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;San Diego State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;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;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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