Quad
State University of New York at Cortland
Northern Kentucky

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    State University of New York at Cortland graduates 19 pts more of its students than Northern Kentucky (71% vs. 51%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    State University of New York at Cortland grads earn $10K more ten years out than Northern Kentucky's ($60,236 vs. $50,220)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
State University of New York at Cortland$60.2K
Northern Kentucky$50.2K
Graduation rate
State University of New York at Cortland71%
Northern Kentucky51%
Retention rate
State University of New York at Cortland84%
Northern Kentucky76%

Borrowing

Median debt
State University of New York at Cortland$21.5K
Northern Kentucky$23K
Undergrads with a federal loan
State University of New York at Cortland61%
Northern Kentucky31%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
State University of New York at Cortland$18.8K
Northern Kentucky$17.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
State University of New York at Cortland61%
Northern Kentucky36%
Credential within 8 years, all students
State University of New York at Cortland71%
Northern Kentucky52%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
State University of New York at Cortland23%
Northern Kentucky22%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
State University of New York at Cortland63%
Northern Kentucky43%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
State University of New York at Cortland71%
Northern Kentucky61%
Pell graduation gap
State University of New York at Cortland8 pts lower
Northern Kentucky17 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupState University of New York at CortlandNorthern Kentucky
White71%53%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino60%45%
Black53%36%
Two or more races63%57%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;State University of New York at Cortland Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;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;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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