Quad
U. Mississippi
North Dakota State

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    North Dakota State grads earn $11.2K more ten years out than U. Mississippi's ($62,203 vs. $50,994)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Mississippi graduates 4 pts more of its students than North Dakota State (68% vs. 64%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Mississippi$51K
North Dakota State$62.2K
Graduation rate
U. Mississippi68%
North Dakota State64%
Retention rate
U. Mississippi87%
North Dakota State78%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Mississippi$20K
North Dakota State$23.2K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Mississippi37%
North Dakota State52%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Mississippi$17.3K
North Dakota State$18.7K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Mississippi57%
North Dakota State46%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Mississippi68%
North Dakota State63%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Mississippi21%
North Dakota State24%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Mississippi60%
North Dakota State55%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Mississippi78%
North Dakota State68%
Pell graduation gap
U. Mississippi17 pts lower
North Dakota State13 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. MississippiNorth Dakota State
White75%66%
Asian78%50%
Hispanic/Latino56%49%
Black57%46%
Two or more races62%46%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot 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