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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Stockton graduates 17 pts more of its students than Wayne State (76% vs. 59%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Stockton grads earn $4.1K more ten years out than Wayne State's ($57,602 vs. $53,493)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Wayne State$53.5K
Stockton$57.6K
Graduation rate
Wayne State59%
Stockton76%
Retention rate
Wayne State82%
Stockton79%

Borrowing

Median debt
Wayne State$21.3K
Stockton$20.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Wayne State38%
Stockton49%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Wayne State$18.5K
Stockton$17.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Wayne State41%
Stockton65%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Wayne State61%
Stockton76%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Wayne State22%
Stockton15%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Wayne State54%
Stockton64%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Wayne State66%
Stockton72%
Pell graduation gap
Wayne State12 pts lower
Stockton8 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupWayne StateStockton
White63%73%
Asian74%73%
Hispanic/Latino46%61%
Black37%55%
Two or more races47%67%
International74%Not reported

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

Finished withinWayne StateStockton
4 years: Pell recipients31%Not published
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan45%Not published
4 years: all first-time full-time38%Not published
5 years: Pell recipients47%Not published
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan61%Not published
5 years: all first-time full-time55%Not published

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Wayne State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;Wayne State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;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