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Key differences on Outcomes

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    William & Mary graduates 5 pts more of its students than United States Military Academy (91% vs. 86%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
United States Military AcademyNot reported
William & Mary$73.5K
Graduation rate
United States Military Academy86%
William & Mary91%
Retention rate
United States Military Academy95%
William & Mary95%

Borrowing

Median debt
United States Military AcademyNot reported
William & Mary$18.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
United States Military AcademyNot reported
William & Mary22%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
United States Military AcademyNot reported
William & Mary$15K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
United States Military Academy85%
William & Mary86%
Credential within 8 years, all students
United States Military Academy88%
William & Mary91%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
United States Military Academy0%
William & Mary6%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
United States Military AcademyNot reported
William & Mary80%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
United States Military Academy87%
William & Mary89%
Pell graduation gap
United States Military AcademyNot reported
William & Mary9 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupUnited States Military AcademyWilliam & Mary
White89%91%
Asian91%84%
Hispanic/Latino85%90%
Black77%89%
Two or more races86%91%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 students85%

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

Finished withinUnited States Military AcademyWilliam & Mary
4 years: Pell recipientsNot published77%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published83%
4 years: all first-time full-timeNot published82%
5 years: Pell recipientsNot published79%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published88%
5 years: all first-time full-timeNot published87%

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;William & Mary Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;William & Mary 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