Quad
Ohio State
U. Massachusetts-Amherst

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Massachusetts-Amherst grads earn $11.2K more ten years out than Ohio State's ($71,631 vs. $60,409)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Ohio State graduates 1 pts more of its students than U. Massachusetts-Amherst (82% vs. 81%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Ohio State$60.4K
U. Massachusetts-Amherst$71.6K
Graduation rate
Ohio State82%
U. Massachusetts-Amherst81%
Retention rate
Ohio State94%
U. Massachusetts-Amherst92%

Borrowing

Median debt
Ohio State$20K
U. Massachusetts-Amherst$22.8K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Ohio State29%
U. Massachusetts-Amherst47%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Ohio State$14.5K
U. Massachusetts-Amherst$21.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Ohio State68%
U. Massachusetts-Amherst74%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Ohio State83%
U. Massachusetts-Amherst81%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Ohio State11%
U. Massachusetts-Amherst12%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Ohio State80%
U. Massachusetts-Amherst74%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Ohio State90%
U. Massachusetts-Amherst84%
Pell graduation gap
Ohio State10 pts lower
U. Massachusetts-Amherst10 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupOhio StateU. Massachusetts-Amherst
White89%87%
Asian92%82%
Hispanic/Latino82%76%
Black82%71%
Two or more races79%76%
International85%79%

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