Key differences on Outcomes
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Colby grads earn $9.1K more ten years out than Vassar's ($80,490 vs. $71,366)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Vassar graduates 5 pts more of its students than Colby (92% vs. 88%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Colby$80.5KHighest
Vassar$71.4K
Graduation rate
Colby88%
Vassar92%Highest
Retention rate
Colby94%
Vassar95%Highest
Borrowing
Median debt
Colby$19.2K
Vassar$18.6KLowest
Undergrads with a federal loan
Colby9%
Vassar39%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Colby$11.5KLowest
Vassar$12.5K
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Colby84%
Vassar88%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Colby88%
Vassar93%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Colby8%
Vassar6%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Colby84%
Vassar87%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Colby90%
Vassar88%
Pell graduation gap
Colby6 pts lower
Vassar1 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Colby | Vassar |
|---|---|---|
| White | 91% | 91% |
| Asian | 85% | 96% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 85% | 91% |
| Black | 82% | Not shown: under 30 students |
| Two or more races | 90% | 88% |
| International | 88% | 87% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | Colby | Vassar |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 80% |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 79% |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 81% |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 86% |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 88% |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 88% |
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;Vassar College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Vassar College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About 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