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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Oregon State grads earn $2.8K more ten years out than Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical's ($64,010 vs. $61,251)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical graduates 2 pts more of its students than Oregon State (70% vs. 67%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Oregon State$64K
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical$61.3K
Graduation rate
Oregon State67%
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical70%
Retention rate
Oregon State89%
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical85%

Borrowing

Median debt
Oregon State$21.2K
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical$20.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Oregon State33%
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical30%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Oregon State$17.5K
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical$14K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Oregon State49%
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical48%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Oregon State68%
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical70%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Oregon State18%
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical22%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Oregon State58%
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical58%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Oregon State72%
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical75%
Pell graduation gap
Oregon State14 pts lower
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical17 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupOregon StateLouisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical
White71%72%
Asian78%75%
Hispanic/Latino62%62%
Black53%58%
Two or more races71%60%
International53%63%

On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets

Finished withinOregon StateLouisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical
4 years: Pell recipients35%Not published
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan48%Not published
4 years: all first-time full-time45%Not published
5 years: Pell recipients53%Not published
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan68%Not published
5 years: all first-time full-time64%Not published

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Oregon State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;Oregon State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;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