Georgia College & State vs. U. North Dakota · Outcomes

Georgia College & StateMilledgeville, GA

U. North DakotaGrand Forks, ND

Key differences on Outcomes

1
U. North Dakota grads earn $5.4K more ten years out than Georgia College & State's ($63,552 vs. $58,140)
Median earnings, 10 yrs
2
Georgia College & State graduates 4 pts more of its students than U. North Dakota (62% vs. 57%)
Graduation rate

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs

Georgia College & State$58.1K

U. North Dakota$63.6KHighest

Graduation rate

Georgia College & State62%Highest

U. North Dakota57%

Retention rate

Georgia College & State82%

U. North Dakota84%Highest

Borrowing

Median debt

Georgia College & State$22.3K

U. North Dakota$22.1KLowest

Undergrads with a federal loan

Georgia College & State34%

U. North Dakota41%

Median debt, Pell Grant recipients

Georgia College & State$19K

U. North Dakota$18KLowest

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students

Georgia College & State52%

U. North Dakota42%

Credential within 8 years, all students

Georgia College & State62%

U. North Dakota59%

Enrolled at another college, 8 years on

Georgia College & State32%

U. North Dakota26%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients

Georgia College & State64%

U. North Dakota53%

Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan

Georgia College & State64%

U. North Dakota64%

Pell graduation gap

Georgia College & State1 pts lower

U. North Dakota11 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

Group	Georgia College & State	U. North Dakota
White	65%	62%
Asian	Not shown: under 30 students	69%
Hispanic/Latino	59%	39%
Black	64%	Not shown: under 30 students
Two or more races	43%	66%
International	Not shown: under 30 students	39%

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