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Saint Cloud State
U. Colorado Colorado Springs

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Saint Cloud State graduates 4 pts more of its students than U. Colorado Colorado Springs (51% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Saint Cloud State grads earn $1.2K more ten years out than U. Colorado Colorado Springs's ($55,813 vs. $54,659)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Saint Cloud State$55.8K
U. Colorado Colorado Springs$54.7K
Graduation rate
Saint Cloud State51%
U. Colorado Colorado Springs47%
Retention rate
Saint Cloud State71%
U. Colorado Colorado Springs68%

Borrowing

Median debt
Saint Cloud State$21.1K
U. Colorado Colorado Springs$20K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Saint Cloud State24%
U. Colorado Colorado Springs34%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Saint Cloud State$15.8K
U. Colorado Colorado Springs$15K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Saint Cloud State35%
U. Colorado Colorado Springs31%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Saint Cloud State51%
U. Colorado Colorado Springs46%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Saint Cloud State30%
U. Colorado Colorado Springs33%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Saint Cloud State33%
U. Colorado Colorado Springs39%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Saint Cloud State48%
U. Colorado Colorado Springs51%
Pell graduation gap
Saint Cloud State15 pts lower
U. Colorado Colorado Springs12 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupSaint Cloud StateU. Colorado Colorado Springs
White44%50%
Asian28%57%
Hispanic/Latino27%44%
Black31%29%
Two or more races27%39%
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