Key differences on Outcomes
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Vanderbilt grads earn $5.4K more ten years out than Washington University in St Louis's ($91,565 vs. $86,182)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Vanderbilt graduates 1 pts more of its students than Washington University in St Louis (93% vs. 93%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Borrowing
Eight-year outcomes
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Washington University in St Louis | Vanderbilt |
|---|---|---|
| White | 95% | 94% |
| Asian | 97% | 97% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 94% | 93% |
| Black | 89% | 89% |
| Two or more races | 93% | 96% |
| International | 94% | 92% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | Washington University in St Louis | Vanderbilt |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | 84% | 86% |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 86% | 90% |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | 85% | 89% |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | 91% | 90% |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 93% | 93% |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | 93% | 92% |
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;Vanderbilt 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