Quad
U. Northern Colorado
U. North Alabama

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Northern Colorado grads earn $6.8K more ten years out than U. North Alabama's ($52,231 vs. $45,415)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Northern Colorado graduates 4 pts more of its students than U. North Alabama (58% vs. 54%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Northern Colorado$52.2K
U. North Alabama$45.4K
Graduation rate
U. Northern Colorado58%
U. North Alabama54%
Retention rate
U. Northern Colorado76%
U. North Alabama80%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Northern Colorado$20.5K
U. North Alabama$22.1K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Northern Colorado37%
U. North Alabama32%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Northern Colorado$14.7K
U. North Alabama$17.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Northern Colorado45%
U. North Alabama37%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Northern Colorado58%
U. North Alabama54%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Northern Colorado29%
U. North Alabama26%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Northern Colorado43%
U. North Alabama42%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Northern Colorado58%
U. North Alabama65%
Pell graduation gap
U. Northern Colorado15 pts lower
U. North Alabama23 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Northern ColoradoU. North Alabama
White54%58%
Asian48%Not shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino48%Not shown: under 30 students
Black45%41%
Two or more races43%60%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

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