U. Michigan-Dearborn vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State · Outcomes

U. Michigan-DearbornDearborn, MI

Southwestern Oklahoma StateWeatherford, OK

Key differences on Outcomes

1
U. Michigan-Dearborn grads earn $13.9K more ten years out than Southwestern Oklahoma State's ($59,649 vs. $45,744)
Median earnings, 10 yrs
2
U. Michigan-Dearborn graduates 12 pts more of its students than Southwestern Oklahoma State (60% vs. 48%)
Graduation rate

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs

U. Michigan-Dearborn$59.6KHighest

Southwestern Oklahoma State$45.7K

Graduation rate

U. Michigan-Dearborn60%Highest

Southwestern Oklahoma State48%

Retention rate

U. Michigan-Dearborn82%Highest

Southwestern Oklahoma State68%

Borrowing

Median debt

U. Michigan-Dearborn$22.5K

Southwestern Oklahoma State$16KLowest

Undergrads with a federal loan

U. Michigan-Dearborn36%

Southwestern Oklahoma State31%

Median debt, Pell Grant recipients

U. Michigan-Dearborn$17.8K

Southwestern Oklahoma State$11.8KLowest

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students

U. Michigan-Dearborn38%

Southwestern Oklahoma State33%

Credential within 8 years, all students

U. Michigan-Dearborn61%

Southwestern Oklahoma State49%

Enrolled at another college, 8 years on

U. Michigan-Dearborn25%

Southwestern Oklahoma State16%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients

U. Michigan-Dearborn55%

Southwestern Oklahoma State30%

Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan

U. Michigan-Dearborn60%

Southwestern Oklahoma State49%

Pell graduation gap

U. Michigan-Dearborn5 pts lower

Southwestern Oklahoma State18 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

Group	U. Michigan-Dearborn	Southwestern Oklahoma State
White	62%	46%
Asian	49%	Not shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino	54%	21%
Black	40%	28%
Two or more races	50%	28%
International	Not shown: under 30 students	Not 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