Key differences on Outcomes
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Union grads earn $18.4K more ten years out than Dickinson's ($88,604 vs. $70,204)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Union graduates 2 pts more of its students than Dickinson (85% vs. 83%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Dickinson$70.2K
Union$88.6KHighest
Graduation rate
Dickinson83%
Union85%Highest
Retention rate
Dickinson93%Highest
Union90%
Borrowing
Median debt
Dickinson$19KLowest
Union$25.3K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Dickinson39%
Union44%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Dickinson$15.5KLowest
Union$19.2K
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Dickinson80%
Union79%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Dickinson84%
Union84%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Dickinson15%
Union11%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Dickinson79%
Union81%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Dickinson79%
Union77%
Pell graduation gap
DickinsonNo gap
Union3 pts higher
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Dickinson | Union |
|---|---|---|
| White | 80% | 81% |
| Asian | Not shown: under 30 students | 91% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 75% | 78% |
| Black | Not shown: under 30 students | Not shown: under 30 students |
| Two or more races | Not shown: under 30 students | Not shown: under 30 students |
| International | 86% | 79% |
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;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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