U. Southern Mississippi vs. California State University-Stanislaus · Outcomes

U. Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS

California State University-StanislausTurlock, CA

Key differences on Outcomes

1
California State University-Stanislaus grads earn $19K more ten years out than U. Southern Mississippi's ($63,188 vs. $44,140)
Median earnings, 10 yrs
2
California State University-Stanislaus graduates 17 pts more of its students than U. Southern Mississippi (70% vs. 53%)
Graduation rate

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs

U. Southern Mississippi$44.1K

California State University-Stanislaus$63.2KHighest

Graduation rate

U. Southern Mississippi53%

California State University-Stanislaus70%Highest

Retention rate

U. Southern Mississippi72%

California State University-Stanislaus82%Highest

Borrowing

Median debt

U. Southern Mississippi$22.5K

California State University-Stanislaus$13.5KLowest

Undergrads with a federal loan

U. Southern Mississippi48%

California State University-Stanislaus21%

Median debt, Pell Grant recipients

U. Southern Mississippi$15K

California State University-Stanislaus$11KLowest

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students

U. Southern Mississippi43%

California State University-Stanislaus50%

Credential within 8 years, all students

U. Southern Mississippi53%

California State University-Stanislaus70%

Enrolled at another college, 8 years on

U. Southern Mississippi26%

California State University-Stanislaus17%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients

U. Southern Mississippi40%

California State University-Stanislaus53%

Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan

U. Southern Mississippi62%

California State University-Stanislaus54%

Pell graduation gap

U. Southern Mississippi22 pts lower

California State University-Stanislaus2 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

Group	U. Southern Mississippi	California State University-Stanislaus
White	58%	58%
Asian	Not shown: under 30 students	63%
Hispanic/Latino	59%	52%
Black	36%	Not shown: under 30 students
Two or more races	42%	42%
International	Not shown: under 30 students	40%

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