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Saint Cloud State
U. Alaska Fairbanks

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Saint Cloud State graduates 12 pts more of its students than U. Alaska Fairbanks (51% vs. 39%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Saint Cloud State grads earn $6.9K more ten years out than U. Alaska Fairbanks's ($55,813 vs. $48,866)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Saint Cloud State$55.8K
U. Alaska Fairbanks$48.9K
Graduation rate
Saint Cloud State51%
U. Alaska Fairbanks39%
Retention rate
Saint Cloud State71%
U. Alaska Fairbanks74%

Borrowing

Median debt
Saint Cloud State$21.1K
U. Alaska Fairbanks$20.3K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Saint Cloud State24%
U. Alaska Fairbanks17%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Saint Cloud State$15.8K
U. Alaska Fairbanks$13.2K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Saint Cloud State35%
U. Alaska Fairbanks28%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Saint Cloud State51%
U. Alaska Fairbanks39%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Saint Cloud State30%
U. Alaska Fairbanks27%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Saint Cloud State33%
U. Alaska Fairbanks28%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Saint Cloud State48%
U. Alaska Fairbanks43%
Pell graduation gap
Saint Cloud State15 pts lower
U. Alaska Fairbanks15 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupSaint Cloud StateU. Alaska Fairbanks
White44%43%
Asian28%Not shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino27%20%
Black31%Not shown: under 30 students
Two or more races27%47%
International65%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