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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. South Carolina Beaufort grads earn $9K more ten years out than Western New Mexico's ($48,088 vs. $39,095)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Western New Mexico graduates 4 pts more of its students than U. South Carolina Beaufort (44% vs. 40%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Western New Mexico$39.1K
U. South Carolina Beaufort$48.1K
Graduation rate
Western New Mexico44%
U. South Carolina Beaufort40%
Retention rate
Western New Mexico58%
U. South Carolina Beaufort61%

Borrowing

Median debt
Western New Mexico$23K
U. South Carolina Beaufort$24K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Western New Mexico22%
U. South Carolina Beaufort49%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Western New Mexico$13.3K
U. South Carolina Beaufort$15.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Western New Mexico37%
U. South Carolina Beaufort36%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Western New Mexico52%
U. South Carolina Beaufort44%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Western New Mexico6%
U. South Carolina Beaufort38%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Western New Mexico27%
U. South Carolina Beaufort31%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Western New Mexico37%
U. South Carolina Beaufort39%
Pell graduation gap
Western New Mexico10 pts lower
U. South Carolina Beaufort8 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupWestern New MexicoU. South Carolina Beaufort
White32%36%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino35%Not shown: under 30 students
BlackNot shown: under 30 students30%
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot 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