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Western Connecticut State
Sonoma State

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Sonoma State graduates 14 pts more of its students than Western Connecticut State (69% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Sonoma State grads earn $6.9K more ten years out than Western Connecticut State's ($65,986 vs. $59,115)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Western Connecticut State$59.1K
Sonoma State$66K
Graduation rate
Western Connecticut State56%
Sonoma State69%
Retention rate
Western Connecticut State73%
Sonoma State79%

Borrowing

Median debt
Western Connecticut State$24.1K
Sonoma State$16.7K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Western Connecticut State49%
Sonoma State27%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Western Connecticut State$18.8K
Sonoma State$12.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Western Connecticut State39%
Sonoma State55%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Western Connecticut State55%
Sonoma State69%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Western Connecticut State28%
Sonoma State23%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Western Connecticut State49%
Sonoma State52%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Western Connecticut State54%
Sonoma State61%
Pell graduation gap
Western Connecticut State5 pts lower
Sonoma State9 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupWestern Connecticut StateSonoma State
White54%59%
Asian56%59%
Hispanic/Latino48%58%
Black45%38%
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 students50%
InternationalNot reported64%

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