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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Rhode Island grads earn $8.5K more ten years out than West Chester University of Pennsylvania's ($69,743 vs. $61,258)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    West Chester University of Pennsylvania graduates 1 pts more of its students than U. Rhode Island (73% vs. 72%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
West Chester University of Pennsylvania$61.3K
U. Rhode Island$69.7K
Graduation rate
West Chester University of Pennsylvania73%
U. Rhode Island72%
Retention rate
West Chester University of Pennsylvania84%
U. Rhode Island85%

Borrowing

Median debt
West Chester University of Pennsylvania$23.5K
U. Rhode Island$22.3K
Undergrads with a federal loan
West Chester University of Pennsylvania54%
U. Rhode Island49%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
West Chester University of Pennsylvania$19.8K
U. Rhode Island$17.6K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
West Chester University of Pennsylvania58%
U. Rhode Island59%
Credential within 8 years, all students
West Chester University of Pennsylvania73%
U. Rhode Island72%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
West Chester University of Pennsylvania17%
U. Rhode Island18%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
West Chester University of Pennsylvania56%
U. Rhode Island62%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
West Chester University of Pennsylvania75%
U. Rhode Island75%
Pell graduation gap
West Chester University of Pennsylvania19 pts lower
U. Rhode Island13 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupWest Chester University of PennsylvaniaU. Rhode Island
White75%76%
Asian60%86%
Hispanic/Latino58%60%
Black55%60%
Two or more races63%60%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

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

Finished withinWest Chester University of PennsylvaniaU. Rhode Island
4 years: Pell recipients41%45%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan59%62%
4 years: all first-time full-time52%57%
5 years: Pell recipients52%59%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan72%73%
5 years: all first-time full-time65%69%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;West Chester University of Pennsylvania Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;West Chester University of Pennsylvania Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;University of Rhode Island Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;University of Rhode Island 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