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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Rochester Institute of Technology grads earn $23.3K more ten years out than Lindenwood's ($76,571 vs. $53,278)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Rochester Institute of Technology graduates 16 pts more of its students than Lindenwood (73% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Rochester Institute of Technology$76.6K
Lindenwood$53.3K
Graduation rate
Rochester Institute of Technology73%
Lindenwood57%
Retention rate
Rochester Institute of Technology89%
Lindenwood70%

Borrowing

Median debt
Rochester Institute of Technology$26.8K
Lindenwood$26K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Rochester Institute of Technology53%
Lindenwood49%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Rochester Institute of Technology$23.3K
Lindenwood$22.9K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Rochester Institute of Technology37%
Lindenwood49%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Rochester Institute of Technology75%
Lindenwood57%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Rochester Institute of Technology16%
Lindenwood22%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Rochester Institute of Technology68%
Lindenwood45%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Rochester Institute of Technology75%
Lindenwood63%
Pell graduation gap
Rochester Institute of Technology7 pts lower
Lindenwood18 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupRochester Institute of TechnologyLindenwood
White73%54%
Asian67%Not shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino63%44%
Black62%31%
Two or more races61%37%
International70%55%

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

Finished withinRochester Institute of TechnologyLindenwood
4 years: Pell recipients28%30%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan29%52%
4 years: all first-time full-time29%43%
5 years: Pell recipients58%44%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan68%63%
5 years: all first-time full-time65%55%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Rochester Institute of Technology Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;Rochester Institute of Technology Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;Lindenwood University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Lindenwood 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