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Colorado State University-Fort Collins
U. Nebraska-Lincoln

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Colorado State University-Fort Collins grads earn $3.7K more ten years out than U. Nebraska-Lincoln's ($60,543 vs. $56,887)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Colorado State University-Fort Collins graduates 2 pts more of its students than U. Nebraska-Lincoln (69% vs. 67%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Colorado State University-Fort Collins$60.5K
U. Nebraska-Lincoln$56.9K
Graduation rate
Colorado State University-Fort Collins69%
U. Nebraska-Lincoln67%
Retention rate
Colorado State University-Fort Collins86%
U. Nebraska-Lincoln86%

Borrowing

Median debt
Colorado State University-Fort Collins$20K
U. Nebraska-Lincoln$21K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Colorado State University-Fort Collins32%
U. Nebraska-Lincoln33%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Colorado State University-Fort Collins$16.3K
U. Nebraska-Lincoln$15.3K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Colorado State University-Fort Collins51%
U. Nebraska-Lincoln49%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Colorado State University-Fort Collins68%
U. Nebraska-Lincoln66%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Colorado State University-Fort Collins18%
U. Nebraska-Lincoln20%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Colorado State University-Fort Collins55%
U. Nebraska-Lincoln56%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Colorado State University-Fort Collins71%
U. Nebraska-Lincoln73%
Pell graduation gap
Colorado State University-Fort Collins17 pts lower
U. Nebraska-Lincoln18 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupColorado State University-Fort CollinsU. Nebraska-Lincoln
White69%69%
Asian75%74%
Hispanic/Latino58%56%
Black51%44%
Two or more races63%60%
International65%66%

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