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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Ottawa University-Kansas City grads earn $20.1K more ten years out than Cottey's ($55,552 vs. $35,422)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Cottey graduates 1 pts more of its students than Ottawa University-Kansas City (61% vs. 60%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Ottawa University-Kansas City$55.6K
Cottey$35.4K
Graduation rate
Ottawa University-Kansas City60%
Cottey61%
Retention rate
Ottawa University-Kansas CityNot reported
Cottey67%

Borrowing

Median debt
Ottawa University-Kansas City$21.5K
Cottey$19K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Ottawa University-Kansas City64%
Cottey61%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Ottawa University-Kansas City$13.1K
Cottey$11K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Ottawa University-Kansas City56%
Cottey53%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Ottawa University-Kansas City60%
Cottey57%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Ottawa University-Kansas City0%
Cottey31%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Ottawa University-Kansas CityNot reported
Cottey46%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Ottawa University-Kansas CityNot reported
Cottey77%
Pell graduation gap
Ottawa University-Kansas CityNot reported
Cottey31 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupOttawa University-Kansas CityCottey
WhiteNot reported53%
AsianNot reportedNot reported
Hispanic/LatinoNot reportedNot shown: under 30 students
BlackNot reportedNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot reportedNot shown: under 30 students
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