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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    University at Buffalo grads earn $13.5K more ten years out than U. North Carolina at Charlotte's ($70,814 vs. $57,289)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    University at Buffalo graduates 5 pts more of its students than U. North Carolina at Charlotte (72% vs. 67%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
University at Buffalo$70.8K
U. North Carolina at Charlotte$57.3K
Graduation rate
University at Buffalo72%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte67%
Retention rate
University at Buffalo85%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte86%

Borrowing

Median debt
University at Buffalo$19K
U. North Carolina at Charlotte$21.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
University at Buffalo40%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte39%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
University at Buffalo$14.8K
U. North Carolina at Charlotte$18K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
University at Buffalo59%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte53%
Credential within 8 years, all students
University at Buffalo72%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte69%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
University at Buffalo17%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte20%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
University at Buffalo70%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte64%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
University at Buffalo78%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte70%
Pell graduation gap
University at Buffalo9 pts lower
U. North Carolina at Charlotte6 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupUniversity at BuffaloU. North Carolina at Charlotte
White75%69%
Asian80%71%
Hispanic/Latino68%72%
Black68%67%
Two or more races67%60%
International78%75%

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

Finished withinUniversity at BuffaloU. North Carolina at Charlotte
4 years: Pell recipientsNot published47%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published52%
4 years: all first-time full-timeNot published50%
5 years: Pell recipientsNot published61%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published68%
5 years: all first-time full-timeNot published65%

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;University of North Carolina at Charlotte Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;University of North Carolina at Charlotte 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