Key differences on Outcomes
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Villanova grads earn $22.3K more ten years out than Wake Forest's ($100,423 vs. $78,158)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Wake Forest graduates 2 pts more of its students than Villanova (90% vs. 89%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Wake Forest$78.2K
Villanova$100.4KHighest
Graduation rate
Wake Forest90%Highest
Villanova89%
Retention rate
Wake Forest92%
Villanova95%Highest
Borrowing
Median debt
Wake Forest$21.5KLowest
Villanova$25.9K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Wake Forest14%
Villanova35%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Wake Forest$19.5KLowest
Villanova$26.5K
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Wake Forest85%
Villanova85%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Wake Forest90%
Villanova89%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Wake Forest7%
Villanova9%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Wake Forest84%
Villanova93%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Wake Forest91%
Villanova93%
Pell graduation gap
Wake Forest7 pts lower
VillanovaNo gap
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Wake Forest | Villanova |
|---|---|---|
| White | 91% | 92% |
| Asian | 81% | 90% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 88% | 94% |
| Black | 79% | 91% |
| Two or more races | 89% | 96% |
| International | 88% | 76% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | Wake Forest | Villanova |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | 78% | 89% |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 87% | 90% |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | 86% | 89% |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | 83% | 93% |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 90% | 92% |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | 90% | 92% |
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;Villanova University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Villanova University 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