Quad
Columbia College Chicago
U. Mount Saint Vincent

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Mount Saint Vincent grads earn $23.6K more ten years out than Columbia College Chicago's ($65,756 vs. $42,195)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Mount Saint Vincent graduates 8 pts more of its students than Columbia College Chicago (63% vs. 55%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Columbia College Chicago$42.2K
U. Mount Saint Vincent$65.8K
Graduation rate
Columbia College Chicago55%
U. Mount Saint Vincent63%
Retention rate
Columbia College Chicago66%
U. Mount Saint Vincent73%

Borrowing

Median debt
Columbia College Chicago$25K
U. Mount Saint Vincent$25K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Columbia College Chicago56%
U. Mount Saint Vincent53%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Columbia College Chicago$19K
U. Mount Saint Vincent$18.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Columbia College Chicago47%
U. Mount Saint Vincent51%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Columbia College Chicago54%
U. Mount Saint Vincent63%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Columbia College Chicago27%
U. Mount Saint Vincent16%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Columbia College Chicago47%
U. Mount Saint Vincent50%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Columbia College Chicago54%
U. Mount Saint Vincent76%
Pell graduation gap
Columbia College Chicago7 pts lower
U. Mount Saint Vincent27 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupColumbia College ChicagoU. Mount Saint Vincent
White58%69%
Asian65%Not shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino48%46%
Black34%56%
Two or more races41%Not shown: under 30 students
International52%Not 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 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