Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    George Washington grads earn $5.3K more ten years out than Fordham's ($90,873 vs. $85,569)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    George Washington graduates 3 pts more of its students than Fordham (84% vs. 81%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
George Washington$90.9K
Fordham$85.6K
Graduation rate
George Washington84%
Fordham81%
Retention rate
George Washington91%
Fordham89%

Borrowing

Median debt
George Washington$20.4K
Fordham$24.3K
Undergrads with a federal loan
George Washington32%
Fordham47%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
George Washington$21K
Fordham$19.1K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
George Washington79%
Fordham77%
Credential within 8 years, all students
George Washington85%
Fordham81%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
George Washington10%
Fordham9%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
George Washington82%
Fordham81%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
George Washington81%
Fordham81%
Pell graduation gap
George Washington1 pts higher
FordhamNo gap

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupGeorge WashingtonFordham
White84%85%
Asian87%82%
Hispanic/Latino83%88%
Black86%75%
Two or more races83%77%
International82%63%

On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets

Finished withinGeorge WashingtonFordham
4 years: Pell recipients73%Not published
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan71%Not published
4 years: all first-time full-time73%Not published
5 years: Pell recipients81%Not published
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan80%Not published
5 years: all first-time full-time82%Not published

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;George Washington University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;George Washington University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;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