Key differences on Outcomes
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Dickinson grads earn $5K more ten years out than Colorado's ($70,204 vs. $65,222)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Colorado graduates 3 pts more of its students than Dickinson (86% vs. 83%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Dickinson$70.2KHighest
Colorado$65.2K
Graduation rate
Dickinson83%
Colorado86%Highest
Retention rate
Dickinson93%
Colorado93%Highest
Borrowing
Median debt
Dickinson$19K
Colorado$18.3KLowest
Undergrads with a federal loan
Dickinson39%
Colorado26%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Dickinson$15.5K
Colorado$12.5KLowest
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Dickinson80%
Colorado82%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Dickinson84%
Colorado87%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Dickinson15%
Colorado11%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Dickinson79%
Colorado86%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Dickinson79%
Colorado86%
Pell graduation gap
DickinsonNo gap
Colorado1 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Dickinson | Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| White | 80% | 87% |
| Asian | Not shown: under 30 students | 87% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 75% | 93% |
| Black | Not shown: under 30 students | Not shown: under 30 students |
| Two or more races | Not shown: under 30 students | 85% |
| International | 86% | 82% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | Dickinson | Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 81% |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 73% |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 74% |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 86% |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 86% |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 86% |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Dickinson College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Colorado College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Colorado College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About 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