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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Georgia Tech grads earn $19.1K more ten years out than Michigan's ($102,772 vs. $83,648)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Michigan graduates 1 pts more of its students than Georgia Tech (94% vs. 93%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Michigan$83.6K
Georgia Tech$102.8K
Graduation rate
Michigan94%
Georgia Tech93%
Retention rate
Michigan97%
Georgia Tech97%

Borrowing

Median debt
Michigan$19.5K
Georgia Tech$21.7K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Michigan24%
Georgia Tech17%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Michigan$15K
Georgia Tech$21K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Michigan83%
Georgia Tech62%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Michigan93%
Georgia Tech93%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Michigan4%
Georgia Tech5%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Michigan89%
Georgia Tech86%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Michigan95%
Georgia Tech95%
Pell graduation gap
Michigan6 pts lower
Georgia Tech9 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupMichiganGeorgia Tech
White94%94%
Asian95%97%
Hispanic/Latino93%93%
Black83%82%
Two or more races92%94%
International91%95%

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

Finished withinMichiganGeorgia Tech
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;Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 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