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U. Minnesota-Twin Cities
U. Colorado Boulder

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Minnesota-Twin Cities graduates 9 pts more of its students than U. Colorado Boulder (83% vs. 74%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Colorado Boulder grads earn $718 more ten years out than U. Minnesota-Twin Cities's ($69,738 vs. $69,020)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Minnesota-Twin Cities$69K
U. Colorado Boulder$69.7K
Graduation rate
U. Minnesota-Twin Cities83%
U. Colorado Boulder74%
Retention rate
U. Minnesota-Twin Cities91%
U. Colorado Boulder90%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Minnesota-Twin Cities$19.5K
U. Colorado Boulder$19.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Minnesota-Twin Cities28%
U. Colorado Boulder25%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Minnesota-Twin Cities$15.9K
U. Colorado Boulder$14.4K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Minnesota-Twin Cities72%
U. Colorado Boulder57%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Minnesota-Twin Cities82%
U. Colorado Boulder74%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Minnesota-Twin Cities10%
U. Colorado Boulder15%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Minnesota-Twin Cities77%
U. Colorado Boulder67%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Minnesota-Twin Cities88%
U. Colorado Boulder76%
Pell graduation gap
U. Minnesota-Twin Cities12 pts lower
U. Colorado Boulder9 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Minnesota-Twin CitiesU. Colorado Boulder
White86%75%
Asian84%80%
Hispanic/Latino77%69%
Black78%63%
Two or more races80%68%
International89%79%

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