Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Cornell grads earn $6.1K more ten years out than Cornerstone's ($53,460 vs. $47,314)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Cornell graduates 0 pts more of its students than Cornerstone (64% vs. 64%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Cornerstone$47.3K
Cornell$53.5K
Graduation rate
Cornerstone64%
Cornell64%
Retention rate
Cornerstone78%
Cornell80%

Borrowing

Median debt
Cornerstone$25K
Cornell$27K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Cornerstone52%
Cornell65%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Cornerstone$18.5K
Cornell$21.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Cornerstone59%
Cornell60%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Cornerstone66%
Cornell64%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Cornerstone10%
Cornell26%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Cornerstone57%
Cornell52%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Cornerstone70%
Cornell65%
Pell graduation gap
Cornerstone13 pts lower
Cornell14 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupCornerstoneCornell
White62%65%
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