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Florida State
U. Wisconsin-Madison

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Wisconsin-Madison grads earn $12.1K more ten years out than Florida State's ($73,792 vs. $61,675)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Wisconsin-Madison graduates 7 pts more of its students than Florida State (89% vs. 83%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Florida State$61.7K
U. Wisconsin-Madison$73.8K
Graduation rate
Florida State83%
U. Wisconsin-Madison89%
Retention rate
Florida State96%
U. Wisconsin-Madison96%

Borrowing

Median debt
Florida State$18K
U. Wisconsin-Madison$20.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Florida State20%
U. Wisconsin-Madison20%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Florida State$16.2K
U. Wisconsin-Madison$16.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Florida State74%
U. Wisconsin-Madison73%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Florida State83%
U. Wisconsin-Madison89%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Florida State14%
U. Wisconsin-Madison7%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Florida State83%
U. Wisconsin-Madison86%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Florida State87%
U. Wisconsin-Madison91%
Pell graduation gap
Florida State4 pts lower
U. Wisconsin-Madison4 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupFlorida StateU. Wisconsin-Madison
White86%90%
Asian89%90%
Hispanic/Latino86%87%
Black84%86%
Two or more races84%85%
International80%87%

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