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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Radford graduates 3 pts more of its students than Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (60% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Radford grads earn $349 more ten years out than Southern Illinois University-Carbondale's ($53,739 vs. $53,390)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale$53.4K
Radford$53.7K
Graduation rate
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale57%
Radford60%
Retention rate
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale67%
Radford75%

Borrowing

Median debt
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale$21.5K
Radford$24K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale45%
Radford51%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale$19.5K
Radford$19K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale49%
Radford47%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale59%
Radford61%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale27%
Radford28%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale45%
Radford41%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale82%
Radford53%
Pell graduation gap
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale37 pts lower
Radford12 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupSouthern Illinois University-CarbondaleRadford
White68%53%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino47%43%
Black57%41%
Two or more races68%34%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets

Finished withinSouthern Illinois University-CarbondaleRadford
4 years: Pell recipientsNot published29%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published41%
4 years: all first-time full-timeNot published36%
5 years: Pell recipientsNot published39%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published52%
5 years: all first-time full-timeNot published46%

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;Radford University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Radford University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About 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