Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Salisbury grads earn $15.9K more ten years out than Idaho State's ($61,515 vs. $45,608)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Salisbury graduates 13 pts more of its students than Idaho State (70% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Idaho State$45.6K
Salisbury$61.5K
Graduation rate
Idaho State56%
Salisbury70%
Retention rate
Idaho State72%
Salisbury79%

Borrowing

Median debt
Idaho State$20K
Salisbury$21K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Idaho State23%
Salisbury39%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Idaho State$14.7K
Salisbury$17.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Idaho State33%
Salisbury55%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Idaho State47%
Salisbury68%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Idaho State24%
Salisbury22%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Idaho State34%
Salisbury58%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Idaho State46%
Salisbury74%
Pell graduation gap
Idaho State12 pts lower
Salisbury16 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupIdaho StateSalisbury
White41%71%
AsianNot shown: under 30 students64%
Hispanic/Latino36%56%
BlackNot shown: under 30 students62%
Two or more races31%Not shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

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 2018;Salisbury University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About 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