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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    St. Mary's College of Maryland graduates 25 pts more of its students than Southwest Minnesota State (71% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    St. Mary's College of Maryland grads earn $8.8K more ten years out than Southwest Minnesota State's ($60,110 vs. $51,342)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Southwest Minnesota State$51.3K
St. Mary's College of Maryland$60.1K
Graduation rate
Southwest Minnesota State47%
St. Mary's College of Maryland71%
Retention rate
Southwest Minnesota State74%
St. Mary's College of Maryland82%

Borrowing

Median debt
Southwest Minnesota State$20.5K
St. Mary's College of Maryland$21K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Southwest Minnesota State15%
St. Mary's College of Maryland43%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Southwest Minnesota State$15.8K
St. Mary's College of Maryland$17K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Southwest Minnesota State33%
St. Mary's College of Maryland62%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Southwest Minnesota State44%
St. Mary's College of Maryland71%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Southwest Minnesota State30%
St. Mary's College of Maryland22%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Southwest Minnesota State35%
St. Mary's College of Maryland61%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Southwest Minnesota State61%
St. Mary's College of Maryland72%
Pell graduation gap
Southwest Minnesota State26 pts lower
St. Mary's College of Maryland11 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupSouthwest Minnesota StateSt. Mary's College of Maryland
White54%76%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Black24%42%
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

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

Finished withinSouthwest Minnesota StateSt. Mary's College of Maryland
4 years: Pell recipientsNot published46%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published62%
4 years: all first-time full-timeNot published56%
5 years: Pell recipientsNot published58%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published70%
5 years: all first-time full-timeNot published63%

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 2018;St. Mary's College of Maryland Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;St. Mary's College of Maryland Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About 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