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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Michigan State graduates 15 pts more of its students than Oregon State (82% vs. 67%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Michigan State grads earn $3.2K more ten years out than Oregon State's ($67,253 vs. $64,010)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Michigan State$67.3K
Oregon State$64K
Graduation rate
Michigan State82%
Oregon State67%
Retention rate
Michigan State91%
Oregon State89%

Borrowing

Median debt
Michigan State$23.3K
Oregon State$21.2K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Michigan State34%
Oregon State33%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Michigan State$20K
Oregon State$17.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Michigan State65%
Oregon State49%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Michigan State82%
Oregon State68%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Michigan State12%
Oregon State18%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Michigan State71%
Oregon State58%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Michigan State83%
Oregon State72%
Pell graduation gap
Michigan State12 pts lower
Oregon State14 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupMichigan StateOregon State
White84%71%
Asian83%78%
Hispanic/Latino72%62%
Black68%53%
Two or more races72%71%
International77%53%

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

Finished withinMichigan StateOregon State
4 years: Pell recipientsNot published35%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published48%
4 years: all first-time full-timeNot published45%
5 years: Pell recipientsNot published53%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published68%
5 years: all first-time full-timeNot published64%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Michigan State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Oregon State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Oregon State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About 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