Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Massachusetts Global grads earn $11.5K more ten years out than Western Illinois's ($65,703 vs. $54,163)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Western Illinois graduates 2 pts more of its students than U. Massachusetts Global (57% vs. 55%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Western Illinois$54.2K
U. Massachusetts Global$65.7K
Graduation rate
Western Illinois57%
U. Massachusetts Global55%
Retention rate
Western Illinois61%
U. Massachusetts Global62%

Borrowing

Median debt
Western Illinois$25.3K
U. Massachusetts Global$24.3K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Western Illinois32%
U. Massachusetts Global23%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Western Illinois$22.8K
U. Massachusetts Global$21K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Western Illinois42%
U. Massachusetts Global48%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Western Illinois55%
U. Massachusetts Global55%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Western Illinois26%
U. Massachusetts Global21%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Western Illinois36%
U. Massachusetts GlobalNot shown: under 30 students
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Western Illinois54%
U. Massachusetts GlobalNot shown: under 30 students
Pell graduation gap
Western Illinois18 pts lower
U. Massachusetts GlobalNot reported

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupWestern IllinoisU. Massachusetts Global
White60%Not shown: under 30 students
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported
Hispanic/Latino43%Not shown: under 30 students
Black26%Not reported
Two or more races28%Not reported
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported

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