Key differences on Outcomes
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U. Notre Dame grads earn $21.8K more ten years out than Wake Forest's ($99,980 vs. $78,158)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
U. Notre Dame graduates 6 pts more of its students than Wake Forest (96% vs. 90%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Notre Dame$100KHighest
Wake Forest$78.2K
Graduation rate
U. Notre Dame96%Highest
Wake Forest90%
Retention rate
U. Notre Dame99%Highest
Wake Forest92%
Borrowing
Median debt
U. Notre Dame$19KLowest
Wake Forest$21.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Notre Dame25%
Wake Forest14%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Notre Dame$18.1KLowest
Wake Forest$19.5K
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Notre Dame92%
Wake Forest85%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Notre Dame96%
Wake Forest90%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Notre Dame3%
Wake Forest7%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Notre Dame93%
Wake Forest84%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Notre Dame96%
Wake Forest91%
Pell graduation gap
U. Notre Dame3 pts lower
Wake Forest7 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | U. Notre Dame | Wake Forest |
|---|---|---|
| White | 96% | 91% |
| Asian | 94% | 81% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 95% | 88% |
| Black | 89% | 79% |
| Two or more races | 96% | 89% |
| International | 90% | 88% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | U. Notre Dame | Wake Forest |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 78% |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 87% |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 86% |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 83% |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 90% |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 90% |
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;Wake Forest University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Wake Forest 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