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Western Kentucky
U. Montana

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Western Kentucky graduates 7 pts more of its students than U. Montana (54% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Montana grads earn $622 more ten years out than Western Kentucky's ($44,511 vs. $43,889)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Western Kentucky$43.9K
U. Montana$44.5K
Graduation rate
Western Kentucky54%
U. Montana47%
Retention rate
Western Kentucky78%
U. Montana77%

Borrowing

Median debt
Western Kentucky$22.1K
U. Montana$22.4K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Western Kentucky35%
U. Montana41%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Western Kentucky$15.5K
U. Montana$18.3K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Western Kentucky41%
U. Montana33%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Western Kentucky53%
U. Montana46%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Western Kentucky21%
U. Montana22%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Western Kentucky42%
U. Montana42%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Western Kentucky68%
U. Montana53%
Pell graduation gap
Western Kentucky26 pts lower
U. Montana11 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupWestern KentuckyU. Montana
White61%51%
Asian68%Not shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino40%42%
Black28%Not shown: under 30 students
Two or more races40%51%
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 2018;The University of Montana Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About 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