Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Manhattan grads earn $8.9K more ten years out than Thomas Jefferson's ($86,316 vs. $77,449)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Manhattan graduates 2 pts more of its students than Thomas Jefferson (75% vs. 73%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Manhattan$86.3K
Thomas Jefferson$77.4K
Graduation rate
Manhattan75%
Thomas Jefferson73%
Retention rate
Manhattan76%
Thomas Jefferson86%

Borrowing

Median debt
Manhattan$26K
Thomas Jefferson$14.7K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Manhattan16%
Thomas Jefferson86%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Manhattan$20.6K
Thomas Jefferson$18.3K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Manhattan61%
Thomas Jefferson64%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Manhattan73%
Thomas Jefferson71%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Manhattan12%
Thomas Jefferson17%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Manhattan56%
Thomas Jefferson70%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Manhattan68%
Thomas Jefferson71%
Pell graduation gap
Manhattan11 pts lower
Thomas Jefferson1 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupManhattanThomas Jefferson
White74%71%
AsianNot shown: under 30 students85%
Hispanic/Latino51%57%
Black51%43%
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
International55%Not shown: under 30 students

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

Finished withinManhattanThomas Jefferson
4 years: Pell recipientsNot published57%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published58%
4 years: all first-time full-timeNot published58%
5 years: Pell recipientsNot published68%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published68%
5 years: all first-time full-timeNot published69%

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