Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Kalamazoo grads earn $13.5K more ten years out than Gordon's ($65,590 vs. $52,119)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Kalamazoo graduates 7 pts more of its students than Gordon (78% vs. 72%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Gordon$52.1K
Kalamazoo$65.6K
Graduation rate
Gordon72%
Kalamazoo78%
Retention rate
Gordon84%
Kalamazoo85%

Borrowing

Median debt
Gordon$26.3K
Kalamazoo$26.1K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Gordon53%
Kalamazoo45%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Gordon$23.3K
Kalamazoo$21.7K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Gordon62%
Kalamazoo70%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Gordon70%
Kalamazoo79%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Gordon20%
Kalamazoo15%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Gordon53%
Kalamazoo70%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Gordon73%
Kalamazoo79%
Pell graduation gap
Gordon20 pts lower
Kalamazoo9 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupGordonKalamazoo
White70%81%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino59%63%
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot 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

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