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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Dakota Wesleyan grads earn $13K more ten years out than Maine College of Art & Design's ($53,728 vs. $40,778)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Dakota Wesleyan graduates 11 pts more of its students than Maine College of Art & Design (59% vs. 48%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Maine College of Art & Design$40.8K
Dakota Wesleyan$53.7K
Graduation rate
Maine College of Art & Design48%
Dakota Wesleyan59%
Retention rate
Maine College of Art & Design72%
Dakota Wesleyan75%

Borrowing

Median debt
Maine College of Art & Design$27K
Dakota Wesleyan$27K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Maine College of Art & Design69%
Dakota Wesleyan73%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Maine College of Art & Design$22.8K
Dakota Wesleyan$20.2K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Maine College of Art & Design51%
Dakota Wesleyan52%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Maine College of Art & Design52%
Dakota Wesleyan60%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Maine College of Art & Design17%
Dakota Wesleyan6%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Maine College of Art & Design37%
Dakota Wesleyan47%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Maine College of Art & DesignNot shown: under 30 students
Dakota Wesleyan53%
Pell graduation gap
Maine College of Art & DesignNot reported
Dakota Wesleyan6 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupMaine College of Art & DesignDakota Wesleyan
White51%52%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported
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 reportedNot 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