Quad
U. Central Florida
U. California-Irvine

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. California-Irvine grads earn $22.4K more ten years out than U. Central Florida's ($80,735 vs. $58,308)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. California-Irvine graduates 15 pts more of its students than U. Central Florida (87% vs. 72%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Central Florida$58.3K
U. California-Irvine$80.7K
Graduation rate
U. Central Florida72%
U. California-Irvine87%
Retention rate
U. Central Florida92%
U. California-Irvine94%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Central Florida$18.2K
U. California-Irvine$15K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Central Florida23%
U. California-Irvine20%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Central Florida$15.5K
U. California-Irvine$13.2K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Central Florida55%
U. California-Irvine77%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Central Florida72%
U. California-Irvine88%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Central Florida12%
U. California-Irvine3%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Central Florida77%
U. California-Irvine84%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Central Florida80%
U. California-Irvine88%
Pell graduation gap
U. Central Florida3 pts lower
U. California-Irvine4 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Central FloridaU. California-Irvine
White79%86%
Asian83%92%
Hispanic/Latino77%80%
Black74%82%
Two or more races74%87%
International73%85%

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