Key differences on Outcomes
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Cornell grads earn $11.5K more ten years out than U. Southern California's ($104,043 vs. $92,498)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Cornell graduates 2 pts more of its students than U. Southern California (96% vs. 93%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Borrowing
Eight-year outcomes
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | U. Southern California | Cornell |
|---|---|---|
| White | 92% | 96% |
| Asian | 95% | 98% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 91% | 94% |
| Black | 85% | 91% |
| Two or more races | 92% | 91% |
| International | 91% | 96% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | U. Southern California | Cornell |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 78% |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 88% |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 86% |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 86% |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 95% |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 93% |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;University of Southern California 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;Cornell University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Cornell University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About 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