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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    West Chester University of Pennsylvania graduates 10 pts more of its students than Mississippi State (73% vs. 63%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    West Chester University of Pennsylvania grads earn $9.7K more ten years out than Mississippi State's ($61,258 vs. $51,513)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Mississippi State$51.5K
West Chester University of Pennsylvania$61.3K
Graduation rate
Mississippi State63%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania73%
Retention rate
Mississippi State83%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania84%

Borrowing

Median debt
Mississippi State$22.1K
West Chester University of Pennsylvania$23.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Mississippi State39%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania54%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Mississippi State$17.5K
West Chester University of Pennsylvania$19.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Mississippi State47%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania58%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Mississippi State64%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania73%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Mississippi State25%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania17%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Mississippi State50%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania56%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Mississippi State77%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania75%
Pell graduation gap
Mississippi State28 pts lower
West Chester University of Pennsylvania19 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupMississippi StateWest Chester University of Pennsylvania
White72%75%
Asian73%60%
Hispanic/Latino63%58%
Black48%55%
Two or more races56%63%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

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

Finished withinMississippi StateWest Chester University of Pennsylvania
4 years: Pell recipientsNot published41%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published59%
4 years: all first-time full-timeNot published52%
5 years: Pell recipientsNot published52%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published72%
5 years: all first-time full-timeNot published65%

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;West Chester University of Pennsylvania Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;West Chester University of Pennsylvania 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