Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Linfield grads earn $20.3K more ten years out than Arcadia's ($78,638 vs. $58,336)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Linfield graduates 12 pts more of its students than Arcadia (75% vs. 63%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Arcadia$58.3K
Linfield$78.6K
Graduation rate
Arcadia63%
Linfield75%
Retention rate
Arcadia79%
Linfield80%

Borrowing

Median debt
Arcadia$27K
Linfield$25K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Arcadia61%
Linfield84%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Arcadia$22.1K
Linfield$21.1K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Arcadia61%
Linfield67%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Arcadia64%
Linfield75%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Arcadia27%
Linfield15%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Arcadia61%
Linfield71%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Arcadia76%
Linfield78%
Pell graduation gap
Arcadia15 pts lower
Linfield7 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupArcadiaLinfield
White68%76%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino61%67%
Black57%Not shown: under 30 students
Two or more races69%Not shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

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