U. Illinois Springfield vs. U. South Carolina Aiken · Outcomes

U. Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL

U. South Carolina AikenAiken, SC

Key differences on Outcomes

1
U. Illinois Springfield grads earn $11.5K more ten years out than U. South Carolina Aiken's ($57,103 vs. $45,603)
Median earnings, 10 yrs
2
U. Illinois Springfield graduates 11 pts more of its students than U. South Carolina Aiken (57% vs. 46%)
Graduation rate

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs

U. Illinois Springfield$57.1KHighest

U. South Carolina Aiken$45.6K

Graduation rate

U. Illinois Springfield57%Highest

U. South Carolina Aiken46%

Retention rate

U. Illinois Springfield75%Highest

U. South Carolina Aiken67%

Borrowing

Median debt

U. Illinois Springfield$19.1KLowest

U. South Carolina Aiken$24.3K

Undergrads with a federal loan

U. Illinois Springfield37%

U. South Carolina Aiken43%

Median debt, Pell Grant recipients

U. Illinois Springfield$14.9KLowest

U. South Carolina Aiken$15K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students

U. Illinois Springfield47%

U. South Carolina Aiken32%

Credential within 8 years, all students

U. Illinois Springfield55%

U. South Carolina Aiken46%

Enrolled at another college, 8 years on

U. Illinois Springfield22%

U. South Carolina Aiken36%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients

U. Illinois Springfield46%

U. South Carolina Aiken36%

Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan

U. Illinois Springfield61%

U. South Carolina Aiken47%

Pell graduation gap

U. Illinois Springfield16 pts lower

U. South Carolina Aiken11 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

Group	U. Illinois Springfield	U. South Carolina Aiken
White	67%	45%
Asian	Not shown: under 30 students	Not shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino	43%	45%
Black	38%	30%
Two or more races	Not shown: under 30 students	Not shown: under 30 students
International	Not shown: under 30 students	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