Quad
Upper Iowa
Charleston Southern

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Upper Iowa grads earn $6.9K more ten years out than Charleston Southern's ($52,766 vs. $45,898)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Upper Iowa graduates 3 pts more of its students than Charleston Southern (49% vs. 46%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Upper Iowa$52.8K
Charleston Southern$45.9K
Graduation rate
Upper Iowa49%
Charleston Southern46%
Retention rate
Upper Iowa68%
Charleston Southern63%

Borrowing

Median debt
Upper Iowa$25K
Charleston Southern$26.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Upper Iowa40%
Charleston Southern48%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Upper Iowa$19.5K
Charleston Southern$19K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Upper Iowa43%
Charleston Southern36%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Upper Iowa48%
Charleston Southern45%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Upper Iowa21%
Charleston Southern38%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Upper Iowa28%
Charleston Southern40%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Upper Iowa40%
Charleston Southern55%
Pell graduation gap
Upper Iowa11 pts lower
Charleston Southern16 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupUpper IowaCharleston Southern
White42%58%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
BlackNot shown: under 30 students31%
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot 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