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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Washington University in St Louis grads earn $6K more ten years out than Emory's ($86,182 vs. $80,137)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Washington University in St Louis graduates 1 pts more of its students than Emory (93% vs. 92%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Washington University in St Louis$86.2K
Emory$80.1K
Graduation rate
Washington University in St Louis93%
Emory92%
Retention rate
Washington University in St Louis95%
Emory95%

Borrowing

Median debt
Washington University in St Louis$17.5K
Emory$18.3K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Washington University in St Louis12%
Emory11%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Washington University in St Louis$10.1K
Emory$15K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Washington University in St Louis87%
Emory87%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Washington University in St Louis93%
Emory93%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Washington University in St Louis4%
Emory5%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Washington University in St Louis92%
Emory92%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Washington University in St Louis95%
Emory91%
Pell graduation gap
Washington University in St Louis3 pts lower
EmoryNo gap

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupWashington University in St LouisEmory
White95%91%
Asian97%93%
Hispanic/Latino94%90%
Black89%85%
Two or more races93%85%
International94%94%

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

Finished withinWashington University in St LouisEmory
4 years: Pell recipients84%Not published
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan86%Not published
4 years: all first-time full-time85%Not published
5 years: Pell recipients91%Not published
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan93%Not published
5 years: all first-time full-time93%Not published

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;Washington University in St Louis Common Data Set 2024–25, Entered fall 2018;Emory University 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