Quad
U. Maryland-Baltimore County
U. California-Santa Cruz

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. California-Santa Cruz graduates 10 pts more of its students than U. Maryland-Baltimore County (80% vs. 70%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Maryland-Baltimore County grads earn $1.6K more ten years out than U. California-Santa Cruz's ($69,960 vs. $68,396)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Maryland-Baltimore County$70K
U. California-Santa Cruz$68.4K
Graduation rate
U. Maryland-Baltimore County70%
U. California-Santa Cruz80%
Retention rate
U. Maryland-Baltimore County85%
U. California-Santa Cruz88%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Maryland-Baltimore County$19.5K
U. California-Santa Cruz$16.7K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Maryland-Baltimore County28%
U. California-Santa Cruz28%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Maryland-Baltimore County$17.3K
U. California-Santa Cruz$15K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Maryland-Baltimore County54%
U. California-Santa Cruz67%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Maryland-Baltimore County70%
U. California-Santa Cruz80%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Maryland-Baltimore County19%
U. California-Santa Cruz9%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Maryland-Baltimore County68%
U. California-Santa Cruz71%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Maryland-Baltimore County72%
U. California-Santa Cruz77%
Pell graduation gap
U. Maryland-Baltimore County4 pts lower
U. California-Santa Cruz6 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Maryland-Baltimore CountyU. California-Santa Cruz
White70%78%
Asian74%79%
Hispanic/Latino62%67%
Black72%67%
Two or more races72%75%
International60%77%

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