Quad
U. Massachusetts-Amherst
U. Wisconsin-Madison

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Wisconsin-Madison graduates 8 pts more of its students than U. Massachusetts-Amherst (89% vs. 81%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Wisconsin-Madison grads earn $2.2K more ten years out than U. Massachusetts-Amherst's ($73,792 vs. $71,631)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Massachusetts-Amherst$71.6K
U. Wisconsin-Madison$73.8K
Graduation rate
U. Massachusetts-Amherst81%
U. Wisconsin-Madison89%
Retention rate
U. Massachusetts-Amherst92%
U. Wisconsin-Madison96%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Massachusetts-Amherst$22.8K
U. Wisconsin-Madison$20.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Massachusetts-Amherst47%
U. Wisconsin-Madison20%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Massachusetts-Amherst$21.5K
U. Wisconsin-Madison$16.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Massachusetts-Amherst74%
U. Wisconsin-Madison73%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Massachusetts-Amherst81%
U. Wisconsin-Madison89%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Massachusetts-Amherst12%
U. Wisconsin-Madison7%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Massachusetts-Amherst74%
U. Wisconsin-Madison86%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Massachusetts-Amherst84%
U. Wisconsin-Madison91%
Pell graduation gap
U. Massachusetts-Amherst10 pts lower
U. Wisconsin-Madison4 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Massachusetts-AmherstU. Wisconsin-Madison
White87%90%
Asian82%90%
Hispanic/Latino76%87%
Black71%86%
Two or more races76%85%
International79%87%

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