Quad
Art Academy of Cincinnati
U. the Southwest

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. the Southwest grads earn $11K more ten years out than Art Academy of Cincinnati's ($45,389 vs. $34,368)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Art Academy of Cincinnati graduates 8 pts more of its students than U. the Southwest (49% vs. 41%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Art Academy of Cincinnati$34.4K
U. the Southwest$45.4K
Graduation rate
Art Academy of Cincinnati49%
U. the Southwest41%
Retention rate
Art Academy of Cincinnati51%
U. the Southwest55%

Borrowing

Median debt
Art Academy of Cincinnati$27K
U. the Southwest$21.3K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Art Academy of Cincinnati69%
U. the Southwest64%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Art Academy of Cincinnati$12.5K
U. the Southwest$16.4K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Art Academy of Cincinnati53%
U. the Southwest34%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Art Academy of Cincinnati57%
U. the Southwest38%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Art Academy of Cincinnati0%
U. the Southwest0%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Art Academy of Cincinnati43%
U. the SouthwestNot shown: under 30 students
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Art Academy of CincinnatiNot shown: under 30 students
U. the SouthwestNot shown: under 30 students
Pell graduation gap
Art Academy of CincinnatiNot reported
U. the SouthwestNot reported

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupArt Academy of CincinnatiU. the Southwest
White36%Not shown: under 30 students
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported
InternationalNot reportedNot 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