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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Virginia Military Institute grads earn $17.3K more ten years out than St. Mary's College of Maryland's ($77,369 vs. $60,110)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Virginia Military Institute graduates 5 pts more of its students than St. Mary's College of Maryland (77% vs. 71%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
St. Mary's College of Maryland$60.1K
Virginia Military Institute$77.4K
Graduation rate
St. Mary's College of Maryland71%
Virginia Military Institute77%
Retention rate
St. Mary's College of Maryland82%
Virginia Military Institute82%

Borrowing

Median debt
St. Mary's College of Maryland$21K
Virginia Military Institute$23K
Undergrads with a federal loan
St. Mary's College of Maryland43%
Virginia Military Institute59%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
St. Mary's College of Maryland$17K
Virginia Military Institute$20.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
St. Mary's College of Maryland62%
Virginia Military Institute66%
Credential within 8 years, all students
St. Mary's College of Maryland71%
Virginia Military Institute78%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
St. Mary's College of Maryland22%
Virginia Military Institute20%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
St. Mary's College of Maryland61%
Virginia Military Institute64%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
St. Mary's College of Maryland72%
Virginia Military Institute77%
Pell graduation gap
St. Mary's College of Maryland11 pts lower
Virginia Military Institute13 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupSt. Mary's College of MarylandVirginia Military Institute
White76%78%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 students68%
Black42%62%
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 MarylandVirginia Military Institute
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;Virginia Military Institute Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;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