Quad
Southwestern
Converse

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Southwestern grads earn $14.8K more ten years out than Converse's ($55,646 vs. $40,867)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Converse graduates 12 pts more of its students than Southwestern (59% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Southwestern$55.6K
Converse$40.9K
Graduation rate
Southwestern47%
Converse59%
Retention rate
Southwestern56%
Converse80%

Borrowing

Median debt
Southwestern$25K
Converse$27K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Southwestern49%
Converse61%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Southwestern$13K
Converse$23.3K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Southwestern38%
Converse58%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Southwestern50%
Converse62%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Southwestern29%
Converse0%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Southwestern25%
Converse52%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Southwestern48%
ConverseNot reported
Pell graduation gap
Southwestern23 pts lower
ConverseNot reported

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupSouthwesternConverse
White51%71%
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 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