Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. New Mexico graduates 11 pts more of its students than Troy (57% vs. 45%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. New Mexico grads earn $2.7K more ten years out than Troy's ($44,792 vs. $42,062)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. New Mexico$44.8K
Troy$42.1K
Graduation rate
U. New Mexico57%
Troy45%
Retention rate
U. New Mexico76%
Troy70%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. New Mexico$18.5K
Troy$25K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. New Mexico44%
Troy67%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. New Mexico$14.8K
Troy$17.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. New Mexico39%
Troy29%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. New Mexico56%
Troy44%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. New Mexico24%
Troy28%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. New Mexico49%
Troy40%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. New Mexico60%
Troy61%
Pell graduation gap
U. New Mexico12 pts lower
Troy21 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. New MexicoTroy
White59%58%
Asian71%Not shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino52%52%
Black52%37%
Two or more races51%35%
International47%Not shown: under 30 students

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

Finished withinU. New MexicoTroy
4 years: Pell recipientsNot published18%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published38%
4 years: all first-time full-timeNot published27%
5 years: Pell recipientsNot published34%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published57%
5 years: all first-time full-timeNot published45%

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;Troy University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Troy 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