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U. Nebraska-Lincoln
Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Colorado State University-Fort Collins grads earn $3.7K more ten years out than U. Nebraska-Lincoln's ($60,543 vs. $56,887)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Colorado State University-Fort Collins graduates 2 pts more of its students than U. Nebraska-Lincoln (69% vs. 67%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Nebraska-Lincoln$56.9K
Colorado State University-Fort Collins$60.5K
Graduation rate
U. Nebraska-Lincoln67%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins69%
Retention rate
U. Nebraska-Lincoln86%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins86%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Nebraska-Lincoln$21K
Colorado State University-Fort Collins$20K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Nebraska-Lincoln33%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins32%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Nebraska-Lincoln$15.3K
Colorado State University-Fort Collins$16.3K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Nebraska-Lincoln49%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins51%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Nebraska-Lincoln66%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins68%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Nebraska-Lincoln20%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins18%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Nebraska-Lincoln56%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins55%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Nebraska-Lincoln73%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins71%
Pell graduation gap
U. Nebraska-Lincoln18 pts lower
Colorado State University-Fort Collins17 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Nebraska-LincolnColorado State University-Fort Collins
White69%69%
Asian74%75%
Hispanic/Latino56%58%
Black44%51%
Two or more races60%63%
International66%65%

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