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Mission
Blackburn

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Blackburn grads earn $8.2K more ten years out than Mission's ($46,802 vs. $38,641)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Blackburn graduates 8 pts more of its students than Mission (42% vs. 34%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Mission$38.6K
Blackburn$46.8K
Graduation rate
Mission34%
Blackburn42%
Retention rate
Mission59%
Blackburn67%

Borrowing

Median debt
Mission$26.2K
Blackburn$24.2K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Mission68%
Blackburn61%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Mission$16.4K
Blackburn$14K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Mission30%
Blackburn36%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Mission42%
Blackburn36%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Mission20%
Blackburn0%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
MissionNot shown: under 30 students
Blackburn56%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
MissionNot shown: under 30 students
BlackburnNot shown: under 30 students
Pell graduation gap
MissionNot reported
BlackburnNot reported

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupMissionBlackburn
WhiteNot shown: under 30 students49%
AsianNot reportedNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot reportedNot 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