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U. Illinois Springfield
Southwestern Oklahoma State

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Illinois Springfield grads earn $11.4K more ten years out than Southwestern Oklahoma State's ($57,103 vs. $45,744)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Illinois Springfield graduates 8 pts more of its students than Southwestern Oklahoma State (57% vs. 48%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Illinois Springfield$57.1K
Southwestern Oklahoma State$45.7K
Graduation rate
U. Illinois Springfield57%
Southwestern Oklahoma State48%
Retention rate
U. Illinois Springfield75%
Southwestern Oklahoma State68%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Illinois Springfield$19.1K
Southwestern Oklahoma State$16K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Illinois Springfield37%
Southwestern Oklahoma State31%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Illinois Springfield$14.9K
Southwestern Oklahoma State$11.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Illinois Springfield47%
Southwestern Oklahoma State33%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Illinois Springfield55%
Southwestern Oklahoma State49%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Illinois Springfield22%
Southwestern Oklahoma State16%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Illinois Springfield46%
Southwestern Oklahoma State30%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Illinois Springfield61%
Southwestern Oklahoma State49%
Pell graduation gap
U. Illinois Springfield16 pts lower
Southwestern Oklahoma State18 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Illinois SpringfieldSouthwestern Oklahoma State
White67%46%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino43%21%
Black38%28%
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 students28%
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 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