Quad
U. Northern Iowa
Missouri State University-Springfield

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Northern Iowa graduates 7 pts more of its students than Missouri State University-Springfield (67% vs. 60%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Northern Iowa grads earn $5.4K more ten years out than Missouri State University-Springfield's ($55,177 vs. $49,827)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Northern Iowa$55.2K
Missouri State University-Springfield$49.8K
Graduation rate
U. Northern Iowa67%
Missouri State University-Springfield60%
Retention rate
U. Northern Iowa82%
Missouri State University-Springfield77%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Northern Iowa$19.7K
Missouri State University-Springfield$22K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Northern Iowa46%
Missouri State University-Springfield29%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Northern Iowa$17.3K
Missouri State University-Springfield$17.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Northern Iowa50%
Missouri State University-Springfield45%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Northern Iowa66%
Missouri State University-Springfield59%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Northern Iowa23%
Missouri State University-Springfield26%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Northern Iowa58%
Missouri State University-Springfield49%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Northern Iowa72%
Missouri State University-Springfield64%
Pell graduation gap
U. Northern Iowa14 pts lower
Missouri State University-Springfield15 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Northern IowaMissouri State University-Springfield
White69%59%
AsianNot shown: under 30 students63%
Hispanic/Latino57%47%
Black53%42%
Two or more races56%57%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 students56%

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