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Missouri State University-Springfield
U. Kentucky

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Kentucky grads earn $9.2K more ten years out than Missouri State University-Springfield's ($59,025 vs. $49,827)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Kentucky graduates 8 pts more of its students than Missouri State University-Springfield (68% vs. 60%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Missouri State University-Springfield$49.8K
U. Kentucky$59K
Graduation rate
Missouri State University-Springfield60%
U. Kentucky68%
Retention rate
Missouri State University-Springfield77%
U. Kentucky85%

Borrowing

Median debt
Missouri State University-Springfield$22K
U. Kentucky$22.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Missouri State University-Springfield29%
U. Kentucky34%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Missouri State University-Springfield$17.8K
U. Kentucky$18.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Missouri State University-Springfield45%
U. Kentucky53%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Missouri State University-Springfield59%
U. Kentucky68%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Missouri State University-Springfield26%
U. Kentucky21%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Missouri State University-Springfield49%
U. Kentucky57%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Missouri State University-Springfield64%
U. Kentucky77%
Pell graduation gap
Missouri State University-Springfield15 pts lower
U. Kentucky21 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupMissouri State University-SpringfieldU. Kentucky
White59%74%
Asian63%81%
Hispanic/Latino47%63%
Black42%55%
Two or more races57%58%
International56%72%

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;University of Kentucky Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About 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