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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Colorado School of Mines grads earn $31.2K more ten years out than U. Pittsburgh's ($97,335 vs. $66,125)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Colorado School of Mines graduates 1 pts more of its students than U. Pittsburgh (83% vs. 82%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Colorado School of Mines$97.3K
U. Pittsburgh$66.1K
Graduation rate
Colorado School of Mines83%
U. Pittsburgh82%
Retention rate
Colorado School of Mines93%
U. Pittsburgh93%

Borrowing

Median debt
Colorado School of Mines$23K
U. Pittsburgh$24.3K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Colorado School of Mines32%
U. Pittsburgh36%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Colorado School of Mines$19.2K
U. Pittsburgh$21.4K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Colorado School of Mines67%
U. Pittsburgh68%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Colorado School of Mines83%
U. Pittsburgh82%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Colorado School of Mines13%
U. Pittsburgh13%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Colorado School of Mines72%
U. Pittsburgh80%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Colorado School of Mines85%
U. Pittsburgh87%
Pell graduation gap
Colorado School of Mines14 pts lower
U. Pittsburgh7 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupColorado School of MinesU. Pittsburgh
White82%86%
Asian87%91%
Hispanic/Latino79%81%
BlackNot shown: under 30 students75%
Two or more races77%85%
International85%78%

On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets

Finished withinColorado School of MinesU. Pittsburgh
4 years: Pell recipientsNot published64%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published74%
4 years: all first-time full-timeNot published72%
5 years: Pell recipientsNot published79%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published86%
5 years: all first-time full-timeNot published84%

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 2018;University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 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