Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Westminster grads earn $7.1K more ten years out than Houghton's ($53,861 vs. $46,721)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Houghton graduates 1 pts more of its students than Westminster (70% vs. 69%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Houghton$46.7K
Westminster$53.9K
Graduation rate
Houghton70%
Westminster69%
Retention rate
Houghton84%
Westminster81%

Borrowing

Median debt
Houghton$25.3K
Westminster$26.1K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Houghton48%
Westminster67%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Houghton$20.9K
Westminster$22.9K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Houghton60%
Westminster58%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Houghton67%
Westminster66%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Houghton22%
Westminster0%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Houghton55%
Westminster51%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Houghton77%
Westminster78%
Pell graduation gap
Houghton21 pts lower
Westminster27 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupHoughtonWestminster
White70%69%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
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