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Western Carolina
Vermont State

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Western Carolina graduates 7 pts more of its students than Vermont State (65% vs. 58%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Vermont State grads earn $873 more ten years out than Western Carolina's ($50,331 vs. $49,458)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Western Carolina$49.5K
Vermont State$50.3K
Graduation rate
Western Carolina65%
Vermont State58%
Retention rate
Western Carolina79%
Vermont State68%

Borrowing

Median debt
Western Carolina$21.9K
Vermont State$15K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Western Carolina44%
Vermont State58%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Western Carolina$16.5K
Vermont State$12K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Western Carolina50%
Vermont State49%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Western Carolina64%
Vermont State58%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Western Carolina25%
Vermont State21%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Western Carolina55%
Vermont State42%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Western Carolina63%
Vermont State51%
Pell graduation gap
Western Carolina8 pts lower
Vermont State8 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupWestern CarolinaVermont State
White62%50%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino58%35%
Black48%19%
Two or more races52%Not shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

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