Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Central Connecticut State graduates 6 pts more of its students than Rhode Island (61% vs. 55%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Central Connecticut State grads earn $2.2K more ten years out than Rhode Island's ($58,562 vs. $56,318)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Rhode Island$56.3K
Central Connecticut State$58.6K
Graduation rate
Rhode Island55%
Central Connecticut State61%
Retention rate
Rhode Island75%
Central Connecticut State76%

Borrowing

Median debt
Rhode Island$20.5K
Central Connecticut State$22.3K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Rhode Island47%
Central Connecticut State49%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Rhode Island$13.8K
Central Connecticut State$18.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Rhode Island33%
Central Connecticut State43%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Rhode Island54%
Central Connecticut State61%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Rhode Island25%
Central Connecticut State21%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Rhode Island41%
Central Connecticut State44%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Rhode Island48%
Central Connecticut State55%
Pell graduation gap
Rhode Island7 pts lower
Central Connecticut State11 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupRhode IslandCentral Connecticut State
White58%56%
AsianNot shown: under 30 students47%
Hispanic/Latino40%32%
Black37%37%
Two or more races42%36%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

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

Finished withinRhode IslandCentral Connecticut State
4 years: Pell recipients18%21%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan26%33%
4 years: all first-time full-time21%27%
5 years: Pell recipients33%38%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan41%49%
5 years: all first-time full-time37%44%

All outcome numbers in the table

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