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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
U. San Diego

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute grads earn $15.5K more ten years out than U. San Diego's ($102,051 vs. $86,522)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduates 4 pts more of its students than U. San Diego (85% vs. 81%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$102.1K
U. San Diego$86.5K
Graduation rate
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute85%
U. San Diego81%
Retention rate
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute91%
U. San Diego91%

Borrowing

Median debt
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$23.8K
U. San Diego$22.9K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute51%
U. San Diego32%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$23.3K
U. San Diego$22K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute72%
U. San Diego72%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute85%
U. San Diego82%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute10%
U. San Diego12%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute78%
U. San Diego82%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute84%
U. San Diego84%
Pell graduation gap
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute6 pts lower
U. San Diego1 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteU. San Diego
White86%84%
Asian88%88%
Hispanic/Latino83%86%
Black68%76%
Two or more races81%81%
International78%77%

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