Quad
U. Missouri-Columbia
U. North Dakota

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Missouri-Columbia graduates 16 pts more of its students than U. North Dakota (73% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. North Dakota grads earn $149 more ten years out than U. Missouri-Columbia's ($63,552 vs. $63,403)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Missouri-Columbia$63.4K
U. North Dakota$63.6K
Graduation rate
U. Missouri-Columbia73%
U. North Dakota57%
Retention rate
U. Missouri-Columbia93%
U. North Dakota84%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Missouri-Columbia$20.5K
U. North Dakota$22.1K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Missouri-Columbia35%
U. North Dakota41%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Missouri-Columbia$16.8K
U. North Dakota$18K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Missouri-Columbia56%
U. North Dakota42%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Missouri-Columbia74%
U. North Dakota59%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Missouri-Columbia20%
U. North Dakota26%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Missouri-Columbia65%
U. North Dakota53%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Missouri-Columbia79%
U. North Dakota64%
Pell graduation gap
U. Missouri-Columbia14 pts lower
U. North Dakota11 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Missouri-ColumbiaU. North Dakota
White77%62%
Asian79%69%
Hispanic/Latino68%39%
Black65%Not shown: under 30 students
Two or more races61%66%
International77%39%

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