Quad
Nichols
U. Sioux Falls

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Nichols grads earn $3.5K more ten years out than U. Sioux Falls's ($58,063 vs. $54,521)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Sioux Falls graduates 1 pts more of its students than Nichols (62% vs. 60%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Nichols$58.1K
U. Sioux Falls$54.5K
Graduation rate
Nichols60%
U. Sioux Falls62%
Retention rate
Nichols72%
U. Sioux Falls75%

Borrowing

Median debt
Nichols$27K
U. Sioux Falls$23.2K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Nichols69%
U. Sioux Falls67%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Nichols$19.5K
U. Sioux Falls$16.3K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Nichols54%
U. Sioux Falls53%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Nichols60%
U. Sioux Falls62%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Nichols7%
U. Sioux Falls31%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Nichols52%
U. Sioux Falls56%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Nichols81%
U. Sioux Falls69%
Pell graduation gap
Nichols29 pts lower
U. Sioux Falls14 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupNicholsU. Sioux Falls
White67%69%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
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