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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Wisconsin-Madison grads earn $5.1K more ten years out than U. Georgia's ($73,792 vs. $68,726)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Wisconsin-Madison graduates 1 pts more of its students than U. Georgia (89% vs. 88%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Georgia$68.7K
U. Wisconsin-Madison$73.8K
Graduation rate
U. Georgia88%
U. Wisconsin-Madison89%
Retention rate
U. Georgia94%
U. Wisconsin-Madison96%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Georgia$18.5K
U. Wisconsin-Madison$20.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Georgia20%
U. Wisconsin-Madison20%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Georgia$17.6K
U. Wisconsin-Madison$16.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Georgia73%
U. Wisconsin-Madison73%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Georgia88%
U. Wisconsin-Madison89%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Georgia8%
U. Wisconsin-Madison7%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Georgia84%
U. Wisconsin-Madison86%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Georgia90%
U. Wisconsin-Madison91%
Pell graduation gap
U. Georgia6 pts lower
U. Wisconsin-Madison4 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. GeorgiaU. Wisconsin-Madison
White91%90%
Asian84%90%
Hispanic/Latino90%87%
Black87%86%
Two or more races90%85%
International71%87%

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

Finished withinU. GeorgiaU. Wisconsin-Madison
4 years: Pell recipients67%Not published
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan77%Not published
4 years: all first-time full-time75%Not published
5 years: Pell recipients82%Not published
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan89%Not published
5 years: all first-time full-time88%Not published

All outcome numbers in the table

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