Quad
Cleveland Institute of Music
Lincoln

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Lincoln grads earn $21.1K more ten years out than Cleveland Institute of Music's ($53,695 vs. $32,641)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Lincoln graduates 2 pts more of its students than Cleveland Institute of Music (78% vs. 76%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Cleveland Institute of Music$32.6K
Lincoln$53.7K
Graduation rate
Cleveland Institute of Music76%
Lincoln78%
Retention rate
Cleveland Institute of Music90%
Lincoln89%

Borrowing

Median debt
Cleveland Institute of Music$25K
LincolnNot reported
Undergrads with a federal loan
Cleveland Institute of Music32%
Lincoln0%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Cleveland Institute of Music$27K
LincolnNot reported

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Cleveland Institute of Music66%
LincolnNot reported
Credential within 8 years, all students
Cleveland Institute of Music80%
LincolnNot reported
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Cleveland Institute of Music8%
LincolnNot reported

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Cleveland Institute of MusicNot shown: under 30 students
LincolnNot reported
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Cleveland Institute of Music83%
LincolnNot shown: under 30 students
Pell graduation gap
Cleveland Institute of MusicNot reported
LincolnNot 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