U. Louisiana at Lafayette vs. Cleveland State · Outcomes

U. Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, LA

Cleveland StateCleveland, OH

Key differences on Outcomes

1
Cleveland State grads earn $5K more ten years out than U. Louisiana at Lafayette's ($52,131 vs. $47,089)
Median earnings, 10 yrs
2
U. Louisiana at Lafayette graduates 1 pts more of its students than Cleveland State (56% vs. 56%)
Graduation rate

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs

U. Louisiana at Lafayette$47.1K

Cleveland State$52.1KHighest

Graduation rate

U. Louisiana at Lafayette56%Highest

Cleveland State56%

Retention rate

U. Louisiana at Lafayette74%Highest

Cleveland State70%

Borrowing

Median debt

U. Louisiana at Lafayette$22.9K

Cleveland State$21.8KLowest

Undergrads with a federal loan

U. Louisiana at Lafayette44%

Cleveland State74%

Median debt, Pell Grant recipients

U. Louisiana at Lafayette$16KLowest

Cleveland State$18K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students

U. Louisiana at Lafayette49%

Cleveland State42%

Credential within 8 years, all students

U. Louisiana at Lafayette57%

Cleveland State56%

Enrolled at another college, 8 years on

U. Louisiana at Lafayette29%

Cleveland State28%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients

U. Louisiana at Lafayette44%

Cleveland State43%

Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan

U. Louisiana at Lafayette59%

Cleveland State60%

Pell graduation gap

U. Louisiana at Lafayette15 pts lower

Cleveland State18 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

Group	U. Louisiana at Lafayette	Cleveland State
White	55%	57%
Asian	70%	59%
Hispanic/Latino	55%	39%
Black	42%	31%
Two or more races	41%	42%
International	Not shown: under 30 students	37%

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