Quad
Transylvania
Northwestern

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Transylvania grads earn $4.9K more ten years out than Northwestern's ($54,705 vs. $49,802)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Transylvania graduates 4 pts more of its students than Northwestern (71% vs. 67%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Transylvania$54.7K
Northwestern$49.8K
Graduation rate
Transylvania71%
Northwestern67%
Retention rate
Transylvania87%
Northwestern74%

Borrowing

Median debt
Transylvania$27K
Northwestern$23.2K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Transylvania47%
Northwestern56%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Transylvania$20.5K
Northwestern$19K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Transylvania63%
Northwestern56%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Transylvania68%
Northwestern65%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Transylvania25%
Northwestern29%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Transylvania65%
Northwestern60%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Transylvania76%
Northwestern71%
Pell graduation gap
Transylvania11 pts lower
Northwestern11 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupTransylvaniaNorthwestern
White76%69%
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