Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Delaware grads earn $13.7K more ten years out than U. Alabama's ($72,950 vs. $59,221)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Delaware graduates 10 pts more of its students than U. Alabama (81% vs. 71%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Delaware$73K
U. Alabama$59.2K
Graduation rate
U. Delaware81%
U. Alabama71%
Retention rate
U. Delaware92%
U. Alabama89%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Delaware$24.6K
U. Alabama$22.8K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Delaware50%
U. Alabama32%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Delaware$22K
U. Alabama$19.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Delaware71%
U. Alabama55%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Delaware79%
U. Alabama72%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Delaware14%
U. Alabama21%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Delaware70%
U. Alabama63%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Delaware82%
U. Alabama77%
Pell graduation gap
U. Delaware12 pts lower
U. Alabama14 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. DelawareU. Alabama
White83%76%
Asian81%83%
Hispanic/Latino75%63%
Black72%60%
Two or more races76%69%
International67%52%

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