Quad
U. Northern Colorado
Purdue University Fort Wayne

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Northern Colorado graduates 19 pts more of its students than Purdue University Fort Wayne (58% vs. 39%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Northern Colorado grads earn $6.4K more ten years out than Purdue University Fort Wayne's ($52,231 vs. $45,872)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Northern Colorado$52.2K
Purdue University Fort Wayne$45.9K
Graduation rate
U. Northern Colorado58%
Purdue University Fort Wayne39%
Retention rate
U. Northern Colorado76%
Purdue University Fort Wayne67%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Northern Colorado$20.5K
Purdue University Fort Wayne$21.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Northern Colorado37%
Purdue University Fort Wayne24%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Northern Colorado$14.7K
Purdue University Fort Wayne$12K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Northern Colorado45%
Purdue University Fort Wayne24%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Northern Colorado58%
Purdue University Fort Wayne36%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Northern Colorado29%
Purdue University Fort Wayne37%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Northern Colorado43%
Purdue University Fort Wayne31%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Northern Colorado58%
Purdue University Fort Wayne41%
Pell graduation gap
U. Northern Colorado15 pts lower
Purdue University Fort Wayne10 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Northern ColoradoPurdue University Fort Wayne
White54%39%
Asian48%41%
Hispanic/Latino48%26%
Black45%20%
Two or more races43%41%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 students53%

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