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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    St. Mary's College of Maryland graduates 15 pts more of its students than Lake Superior State (71% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    St. Mary's College of Maryland grads earn $11.1K more ten years out than Lake Superior State's ($60,110 vs. $49,045)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
St. Mary's College of Maryland$60.1K
Lake Superior State$49K
Graduation rate
St. Mary's College of Maryland71%
Lake Superior State57%
Retention rate
St. Mary's College of Maryland82%
Lake Superior State79%

Borrowing

Median debt
St. Mary's College of Maryland$21K
Lake Superior State$23.3K
Undergrads with a federal loan
St. Mary's College of Maryland43%
Lake Superior State37%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
St. Mary's College of Maryland$17K
Lake Superior State$15.3K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
St. Mary's College of Maryland62%
Lake Superior State41%
Credential within 8 years, all students
St. Mary's College of Maryland71%
Lake Superior State56%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
St. Mary's College of Maryland22%
Lake Superior State24%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
St. Mary's College of Maryland61%
Lake Superior State41%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
St. Mary's College of Maryland72%
Lake Superior State65%
Pell graduation gap
St. Mary's College of Maryland11 pts lower
Lake Superior State24 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupSt. Mary's College of MarylandLake Superior State
White76%50%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Black42%Not shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

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

Finished withinSt. Mary's College of MarylandLake Superior State
4 years: Pell recipients46%Not published
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan62%Not published
4 years: all first-time full-time56%Not published
5 years: Pell recipients58%Not published
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan70%Not published
5 years: all first-time full-time63%Not published

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;St. Mary's College of Maryland Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;St. Mary's College of Maryland Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;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