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U. Minnesota-Crookston
Dakota State

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Minnesota-Crookston grads earn $7.1K more ten years out than Dakota State's ($58,056 vs. $50,970)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Minnesota-Crookston graduates 7 pts more of its students than Dakota State (52% vs. 45%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Minnesota-Crookston$58.1K
Dakota State$51K
Graduation rate
U. Minnesota-Crookston52%
Dakota State45%
Retention rate
U. Minnesota-Crookston80%
Dakota State75%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Minnesota-Crookston$20.5K
Dakota State$23.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Minnesota-Crookston26%
Dakota State34%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Minnesota-Crookston$12.5K
Dakota State$17.3K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Minnesota-Crookston44%
Dakota State33%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Minnesota-Crookston52%
Dakota State47%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Minnesota-Crookston22%
Dakota State25%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Minnesota-Crookston51%
Dakota State44%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Minnesota-Crookston50%
Dakota State61%
Pell graduation gap
U. Minnesota-Crookston1 pts higher
Dakota State17 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Minnesota-CrookstonDakota State
White55%55%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;University of Minnesota-Crookston 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;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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