Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Milwaukee School of Engineering grads earn $17.2K more ten years out than Drake's ($89,070 vs. $71,901)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Drake graduates 9 pts more of its students than Milwaukee School of Engineering (78% vs. 69%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Drake$71.9K
Milwaukee School of Engineering$89.1K
Graduation rate
Drake78%
Milwaukee School of Engineering69%
Retention rate
Drake84%
Milwaukee School of Engineering84%

Borrowing

Median debt
Drake$23K
Milwaukee School of Engineering$27K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Drake44%
Milwaukee School of Engineering56%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Drake$19K
Milwaukee School of Engineering$25.3K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Drake71%
Milwaukee School of Engineering54%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Drake77%
Milwaukee School of Engineering72%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Drake18%
Milwaukee School of Engineering17%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Drake61%
Milwaukee School of Engineering60%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Drake79%
Milwaukee School of Engineering74%
Pell graduation gap
Drake18 pts lower
Milwaukee School of Engineering13 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupDrakeMilwaukee School of Engineering
White79%69%
Asian65%59%
Hispanic/Latino69%63%
Black45%Not shown: under 30 students
Two or more races67%Not shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot 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