U. Nebraska-Lincoln vs. Appalachian State · Outcomes

U. Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, NE

Appalachian StateBoone, NC

Key differences on Outcomes

1
Appalachian State graduates 8 pts more of its students than U. Nebraska-Lincoln (75% vs. 67%)
Graduation rate
2
U. Nebraska-Lincoln grads earn $5.1K more ten years out than Appalachian State's ($56,887 vs. $51,836)
Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs

U. Nebraska-Lincoln$56.9KHighest

Appalachian State$51.8K

Graduation rate

U. Nebraska-Lincoln67%

Appalachian State75%Highest

Retention rate

U. Nebraska-Lincoln86%Highest

Appalachian State84%

Borrowing

Median debt

U. Nebraska-Lincoln$21K

Appalachian State$20.2KLowest

Undergrads with a federal loan

U. Nebraska-Lincoln33%

Appalachian State37%

Median debt, Pell Grant recipients

U. Nebraska-Lincoln$15.3KLowest

Appalachian State$16.7K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students

U. Nebraska-Lincoln49%

Appalachian State61%

Credential within 8 years, all students

U. Nebraska-Lincoln66%

Appalachian State75%

Enrolled at another college, 8 years on

U. Nebraska-Lincoln20%

Appalachian State17%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients

U. Nebraska-Lincoln56%

Appalachian State67%

Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan

U. Nebraska-Lincoln73%

Appalachian State78%

Pell graduation gap

U. Nebraska-Lincoln18 pts lower

Appalachian State11 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

Group	U. Nebraska-Lincoln	Appalachian State
White	69%	76%
Asian	74%	82%
Hispanic/Latino	56%	72%
Black	44%	64%
Two or more races	60%	67%
International	66%	Not shown: under 30 students

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