Key differences on Outcomes
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UIUC grads earn $6.1K more ten years out than U. California-Santa Barbara's ($81,054 vs. $74,915)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
U. California-Santa Barbara graduates 1 pts more of its students than UIUC (87% vs. 86%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Borrowing
Eight-year outcomes
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | UIUC | U. California-Santa Barbara |
|---|---|---|
| White | 88% | 84% |
| Asian | 89% | 90% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 76% | 76% |
| Black | 70% | 80% |
| Two or more races | 86% | 85% |
| International | 87% | 82% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | UIUC | U. California-Santa Barbara |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | 67% | Not published |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 78% | Not published |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | 74% | Not published |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | 79% | Not published |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 87% | Not published |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | 84% | Not published |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 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