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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Kansas State grads earn $7.4K more ten years out than Missouri State University-Springfield's ($57,262 vs. $49,827)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Kansas State graduates 6 pts more of its students than Missouri State University-Springfield (66% vs. 60%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Missouri State University-Springfield$49.8K
Kansas State$57.3K
Graduation rate
Missouri State University-Springfield60%
Kansas State66%
Retention rate
Missouri State University-Springfield77%
Kansas State86%

Borrowing

Median debt
Missouri State University-Springfield$22K
Kansas State$21.3K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Missouri State University-Springfield29%
Kansas State36%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Missouri State University-Springfield$17.8K
Kansas State$19K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Missouri State University-Springfield45%
Kansas State46%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Missouri State University-Springfield59%
Kansas State66%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Missouri State University-Springfield26%
Kansas State22%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Missouri State University-Springfield49%
Kansas State59%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Missouri State University-Springfield64%
Kansas State75%
Pell graduation gap
Missouri State University-Springfield15 pts lower
Kansas State16 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupMissouri State University-SpringfieldKansas State
White59%73%
Asian63%70%
Hispanic/Latino47%59%
Black42%57%
Two or more races57%63%
International56%60%

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

Finished withinMissouri State University-SpringfieldKansas State
4 years: Pell recipientsNot published41%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published55%
4 years: all first-time full-timeNot published51%
5 years: Pell recipientsNot published56%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published72%
5 years: all first-time full-timeNot published68%

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;Kansas State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Kansas State University 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