Quad
Ohio State
U. Wisconsin-Madison

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Wisconsin-Madison grads earn $13.4K more ten years out than Ohio State's ($73,792 vs. $60,409)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Wisconsin-Madison graduates 7 pts more of its students than Ohio State (89% vs. 82%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Ohio State$60.4K
U. Wisconsin-Madison$73.8K
Graduation rate
Ohio State82%
U. Wisconsin-Madison89%
Retention rate
Ohio State94%
U. Wisconsin-Madison96%

Borrowing

Median debt
Ohio State$20K
U. Wisconsin-Madison$20.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Ohio State29%
U. Wisconsin-Madison20%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Ohio State$14.5K
U. Wisconsin-Madison$16.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Ohio State68%
U. Wisconsin-Madison73%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Ohio State83%
U. Wisconsin-Madison89%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Ohio State11%
U. Wisconsin-Madison7%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Ohio State80%
U. Wisconsin-Madison86%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Ohio State90%
U. Wisconsin-Madison91%
Pell graduation gap
Ohio State10 pts lower
U. Wisconsin-Madison4 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupOhio StateU. Wisconsin-Madison
White89%90%
Asian92%90%
Hispanic/Latino82%87%
Black82%86%
Two or more races79%85%
International85%87%

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