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U. Cincinnati
Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Colorado State University-Fort Collins grads earn $5.7K more ten years out than U. Cincinnati's ($60,543 vs. $54,810)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Cincinnati graduates 4 pts more of its students than Colorado State University-Fort Collins (73% vs. 69%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Cincinnati$54.8K
Colorado State University-Fort Collins$60.5K
Graduation rate
U. Cincinnati73%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins69%
Retention rate
U. Cincinnati86%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins86%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Cincinnati$21.3K
Colorado State University-Fort Collins$20K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Cincinnati37%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins32%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Cincinnati$13K
Colorado State University-Fort Collins$16.3K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Cincinnati43%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins51%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Cincinnati74%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins68%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Cincinnati15%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins18%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Cincinnati66%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins55%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Cincinnati80%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins71%
Pell graduation gap
U. Cincinnati14 pts lower
Colorado State University-Fort Collins17 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. CincinnatiColorado State University-Fort Collins
White75%69%
Asian84%75%
Hispanic/Latino67%58%
Black63%51%
Two or more races73%63%
International81%65%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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