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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Michigan grads earn $12.1K more ten years out than Florida's ($83,648 vs. $71,588)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Michigan graduates 4 pts more of its students than Florida (94% vs. 89%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Michigan$83.6K
Florida$71.6K
Graduation rate
Michigan94%
Florida89%
Retention rate
Michigan97%
Florida97%

Borrowing

Median debt
Michigan$19.5K
Florida$15K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Michigan24%
Florida11%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Michigan$15K
Florida$13.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Michigan83%
Florida74%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Michigan93%
Florida89%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Michigan4%
Florida7%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Michigan89%
Florida87%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Michigan95%
Florida93%
Pell graduation gap
Michigan6 pts lower
Florida5 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupMichiganFlorida
White94%92%
Asian95%93%
Hispanic/Latino93%91%
Black83%85%
Two or more races92%90%
International91%84%

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

Finished withinMichiganFlorida
4 years: Pell recipients74%Not published
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan85%Not published
4 years: all first-time full-time82%Not published
5 years: Pell recipients86%Not published
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan93%Not published
5 years: all first-time full-time92%Not published

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;University of Florida Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;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