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U. North Carolina Wilmington
State University of New York at Cortland

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    State University of New York at Cortland grads earn $5.3K more ten years out than U. North Carolina Wilmington's ($60,236 vs. $54,967)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. North Carolina Wilmington graduates 3 pts more of its students than State University of New York at Cortland (74% vs. 71%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. North Carolina Wilmington$55K
State University of New York at Cortland$60.2K
Graduation rate
U. North Carolina Wilmington74%
State University of New York at Cortland71%
Retention rate
U. North Carolina Wilmington88%
State University of New York at Cortland84%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. North Carolina Wilmington$19.5K
State University of New York at Cortland$21.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. North Carolina Wilmington36%
State University of New York at Cortland61%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. North Carolina Wilmington$16.8K
State University of New York at Cortland$18.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. North Carolina Wilmington63%
State University of New York at Cortland61%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. North Carolina Wilmington74%
State University of New York at Cortland71%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. North Carolina Wilmington19%
State University of New York at Cortland23%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. North Carolina Wilmington64%
State University of New York at Cortland63%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. North Carolina Wilmington72%
State University of New York at Cortland71%
Pell graduation gap
U. North Carolina Wilmington8 pts lower
State University of New York at Cortland8 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. North Carolina WilmingtonState University of New York at Cortland
White72%71%
Asian68%Not shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino68%60%
Black67%53%
Two or more races69%63%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

All outcome numbers in the table

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