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U. Colorado Boulder
Indiana University-Bloomington

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Indiana University-Bloomington graduates 7 pts more of its students than U. Colorado Boulder (81% vs. 74%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Colorado Boulder grads earn $6K more ten years out than Indiana University-Bloomington's ($69,738 vs. $63,742)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Colorado Boulder$69.7K
Indiana University-Bloomington$63.7K
Graduation rate
U. Colorado Boulder74%
Indiana University-Bloomington81%
Retention rate
U. Colorado Boulder90%
Indiana University-Bloomington91%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Colorado Boulder$19.5K
Indiana University-Bloomington$19.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Colorado Boulder25%
Indiana University-Bloomington27%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Colorado Boulder$14.4K
Indiana University-Bloomington$14.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Colorado Boulder57%
Indiana University-Bloomington71%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Colorado Boulder74%
Indiana University-Bloomington81%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Colorado Boulder15%
Indiana University-Bloomington12%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Colorado Boulder67%
Indiana University-Bloomington70%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Colorado Boulder76%
Indiana University-Bloomington84%
Pell graduation gap
U. Colorado Boulder9 pts lower
Indiana University-Bloomington14 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Colorado BoulderIndiana University-Bloomington
White75%82%
Asian80%85%
Hispanic/Latino69%77%
Black63%66%
Two or more races68%74%
International79%77%

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