Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Villanova grads earn $15.3K more ten years out than Colgate's ($100,423 vs. $85,139)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Colgate graduates 2 pts more of its students than Villanova (91% vs. 89%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Villanova$100.4K
Colgate$85.1K
Graduation rate
Villanova89%
Colgate91%
Retention rate
Villanova95%
Colgate93%

Borrowing

Median debt
Villanova$25.9K
Colgate$15K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Villanova35%
Colgate12%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Villanova$26.5K
Colgate$10.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Villanova85%
Colgate88%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Villanova89%
Colgate92%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Villanova9%
Colgate7%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Villanova93%
Colgate94%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Villanova93%
Colgate91%
Pell graduation gap
VillanovaNo gap
Colgate3 pts higher

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupVillanovaColgate
White92%92%
Asian90%90%
Hispanic/Latino94%91%
Black91%94%
Two or more races96%84%
International76%89%

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

Finished withinVillanovaColgate
4 years: Pell recipients89%Not published
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan90%Not published
4 years: all first-time full-time89%Not published
5 years: Pell recipients93%Not published
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan92%Not published
5 years: all first-time full-time92%Not published

All outcome numbers in the table

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