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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Georgia Tech grads earn $19.1K more ten years out than Michigan's ($102,772 vs. $83,648)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Michigan graduates 1 pts more of its students than Georgia Tech (94% vs. 93%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Georgia Tech$102.8K
Michigan$83.6K
Graduation rate
Georgia Tech93%
Michigan94%
Retention rate
Georgia Tech97%
Michigan97%

Borrowing

Median debt
Georgia Tech$21.7K
Michigan$19.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Georgia Tech17%
Michigan24%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Georgia Tech$21K
Michigan$15K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Georgia Tech62%
Michigan83%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Georgia Tech93%
Michigan93%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Georgia Tech5%
Michigan4%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Georgia Tech86%
Michigan89%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Georgia Tech95%
Michigan95%
Pell graduation gap
Georgia Tech9 pts lower
Michigan6 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupGeorgia TechMichigan
White94%94%
Asian97%95%
Hispanic/Latino93%93%
Black82%83%
Two or more races94%92%
International95%91%

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

Finished withinGeorgia TechMichigan
4 years: Pell recipientsNot published74%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published85%
4 years: all first-time full-timeNot published82%
5 years: Pell recipientsNot published86%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published93%
5 years: all first-time full-timeNot published92%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About 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