Quad
Worcester State
U. Northern Colorado

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Worcester State grads earn $8.4K more ten years out than U. Northern Colorado's ($60,624 vs. $52,231)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Worcester State graduates 5 pts more of its students than U. Northern Colorado (63% vs. 58%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Worcester State$60.6K
U. Northern Colorado$52.2K
Graduation rate
Worcester State63%
U. Northern Colorado58%
Retention rate
Worcester State76%
U. Northern Colorado76%

Borrowing

Median debt
Worcester State$19.5K
U. Northern Colorado$20.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Worcester State44%
U. Northern Colorado37%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Worcester State$14.3K
U. Northern Colorado$14.7K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Worcester State50%
U. Northern Colorado45%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Worcester State62%
U. Northern Colorado58%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Worcester State21%
U. Northern Colorado29%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Worcester State50%
U. Northern Colorado43%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Worcester State64%
U. Northern Colorado58%
Pell graduation gap
Worcester State14 pts lower
U. Northern Colorado15 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupWorcester StateU. Northern Colorado
White68%54%
Asian57%48%
Hispanic/Latino42%48%
Black54%45%
Two or more races42%43%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

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

Finished withinWorcester StateU. Northern Colorado
4 years: Pell recipients35%Not published
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan53%Not published
4 years: all first-time full-time45%Not published
5 years: Pell recipients45%Not published
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan62%Not published
5 years: all first-time full-time54%Not published

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Worcester State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;Worcester State University 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