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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Pfeiffer grads earn $18.3K more ten years out than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design's ($51,562 vs. $33,301)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Pennsylvania College of Art and Design graduates 11 pts more of its students than Pfeiffer (58% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Pfeiffer$51.6K
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design$33.3K
Graduation rate
Pfeiffer47%
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design58%
Retention rate
Pfeiffer72%
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design85%

Borrowing

Median debt
Pfeiffer$26.2K
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design$27K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Pfeiffer70%
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design69%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Pfeiffer$15.8K
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design$26K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Pfeiffer39%
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design57%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Pfeiffer46%
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design60%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Pfeiffer40%
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design17%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Pfeiffer39%
Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignNot shown: under 30 students
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Pfeiffer38%
Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignNot shown: under 30 students
Pell graduation gap
PfeifferNo gap
Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignNot reported

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupPfeifferPennsylvania College of Art and Design
White46%72%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino32%Not shown: under 30 students
Black22%Not shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported

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 2018About 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