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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Wake Forest grads earn $14.9K more ten years out than Tulane University of Louisiana's ($78,158 vs. $63,268)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Wake Forest graduates 14 pts more of its students than Tulane University of Louisiana (90% vs. 76%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Wake Forest$78.2K
Tulane University of Louisiana$63.3K
Graduation rate
Wake Forest90%
Tulane University of Louisiana76%
Retention rate
Wake Forest92%
Tulane University of Louisiana93%

Borrowing

Median debt
Wake Forest$21.5K
Tulane University of Louisiana$20.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Wake Forest14%
Tulane University of Louisiana21%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Wake Forest$19.5K
Tulane University of Louisiana$20.6K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Wake Forest85%
Tulane University of Louisiana69%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Wake Forest90%
Tulane University of Louisiana76%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Wake Forest7%
Tulane University of Louisiana13%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Wake Forest84%
Tulane University of Louisiana83%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Wake Forest91%
Tulane University of Louisiana87%
Pell graduation gap
Wake Forest7 pts lower
Tulane University of Louisiana4 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupWake ForestTulane University of Louisiana
White91%88%
Asian81%91%
Hispanic/Latino88%81%
Black79%76%
Two or more races89%85%
International88%81%

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

Finished withinWake ForestTulane University of Louisiana
4 years: Pell recipients78%Not published
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan87%Not published
4 years: all first-time full-time86%Not published
5 years: Pell recipients83%Not published
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan90%Not published
5 years: all first-time full-time90%Not published

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Wake Forest University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;Wake Forest University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;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