Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Worcester State grads earn $5.1K more ten years out than Frostburg State's ($60,624 vs. $55,493)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Worcester State graduates 4 pts more of its students than Frostburg State (63% vs. 59%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Frostburg State$55.5K
Worcester State$60.6K
Graduation rate
Frostburg State59%
Worcester State63%
Retention rate
Frostburg State69%
Worcester State76%

Borrowing

Median debt
Frostburg State$21.1K
Worcester State$19.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Frostburg State38%
Worcester State44%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Frostburg State$16.7K
Worcester State$14.3K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Frostburg State47%
Worcester State50%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Frostburg State61%
Worcester State62%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Frostburg State25%
Worcester State21%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Frostburg State45%
Worcester State50%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Frostburg State70%
Worcester State64%
Pell graduation gap
Frostburg State25 pts lower
Worcester State14 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupFrostburg StateWorcester State
White57%68%
AsianNot shown: under 30 students57%
Hispanic/Latino45%42%
Black43%54%
Two or more races46%42%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets

Finished withinFrostburg StateWorcester State
4 years: Pell recipientsNot published35%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published53%
4 years: all first-time full-timeNot published45%
5 years: Pell recipientsNot published45%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published62%
5 years: all first-time full-timeNot published54%

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;Worcester State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Worcester State University 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