Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Central grads earn $7.8K more ten years out than Colby-Sawyer's ($54,317 vs. $46,474)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Central graduates 3 pts more of its students than Colby-Sawyer (69% vs. 66%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Central$54.3K
Colby-Sawyer$46.5K
Graduation rate
Central69%
Colby-Sawyer66%
Retention rate
Central80%
Colby-Sawyer77%

Borrowing

Median debt
Central$27K
Colby-Sawyer$27K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Central70%
Colby-Sawyer66%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Central$22.5K
Colby-Sawyer$19.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Central66%
Colby-Sawyer61%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Central72%
Colby-Sawyer63%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Central23%
Colby-Sawyer29%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Central59%
Colby-Sawyer48%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Central74%
Colby-SawyerNot shown: under 30 students
Pell graduation gap
Central14 pts lower
Colby-SawyerNot reported

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupCentralColby-Sawyer
White68%59%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported
InternationalNot reportedNot 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