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U. Kentucky
Missouri State University-Springfield

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Kentucky grads earn $9.2K more ten years out than Missouri State University-Springfield's ($59,025 vs. $49,827)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Kentucky graduates 8 pts more of its students than Missouri State University-Springfield (68% vs. 60%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Kentucky$59K
Missouri State University-Springfield$49.8K
Graduation rate
U. Kentucky68%
Missouri State University-Springfield60%
Retention rate
U. Kentucky85%
Missouri State University-Springfield77%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Kentucky$22.5K
Missouri State University-Springfield$22K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Kentucky34%
Missouri State University-Springfield29%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Kentucky$18.5K
Missouri State University-Springfield$17.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Kentucky53%
Missouri State University-Springfield45%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Kentucky68%
Missouri State University-Springfield59%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Kentucky21%
Missouri State University-Springfield26%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Kentucky57%
Missouri State University-Springfield49%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Kentucky77%
Missouri State University-Springfield64%
Pell graduation gap
U. Kentucky21 pts lower
Missouri State University-Springfield15 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. KentuckyMissouri State University-Springfield
White74%59%
Asian81%63%
Hispanic/Latino63%47%
Black55%42%
Two or more races58%57%
International72%56%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;University of Kentucky Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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