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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Colorado School of Mines grads earn $23.8K more ten years out than William & Mary's ($97,335 vs. $73,490)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    William & Mary graduates 8 pts more of its students than Colorado School of Mines (91% vs. 83%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Colorado School of Mines$97.3K
William & Mary$73.5K
Graduation rate
Colorado School of Mines83%
William & Mary91%
Retention rate
Colorado School of Mines93%
William & Mary95%

Borrowing

Median debt
Colorado School of Mines$23K
William & Mary$18.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Colorado School of Mines32%
William & Mary22%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Colorado School of Mines$19.2K
William & Mary$15K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Colorado School of Mines67%
William & Mary86%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Colorado School of Mines83%
William & Mary91%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Colorado School of Mines13%
William & Mary6%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Colorado School of Mines72%
William & Mary80%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Colorado School of Mines85%
William & Mary89%
Pell graduation gap
Colorado School of Mines14 pts lower
William & Mary9 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupColorado School of MinesWilliam & Mary
White82%91%
Asian87%84%
Hispanic/Latino79%90%
BlackNot shown: under 30 students89%
Two or more races77%91%
International85%85%

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

Finished withinColorado School of MinesWilliam & Mary
4 years: Pell recipientsNot published77%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published83%
4 years: all first-time full-timeNot published82%
5 years: Pell recipientsNot published79%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published88%
5 years: all first-time full-timeNot published87%

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;William & Mary Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;William & Mary 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