Quad
U. Rhode Island
U. North Dakota

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Rhode Island graduates 15 pts more of its students than U. North Dakota (72% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Rhode Island grads earn $6.2K more ten years out than U. North Dakota's ($69,743 vs. $63,552)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Rhode Island$69.7K
U. North Dakota$63.6K
Graduation rate
U. Rhode Island72%
U. North Dakota57%
Retention rate
U. Rhode Island85%
U. North Dakota84%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Rhode Island$22.3K
U. North Dakota$22.1K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Rhode Island49%
U. North Dakota41%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Rhode Island$17.6K
U. North Dakota$18K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Rhode Island59%
U. North Dakota42%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Rhode Island72%
U. North Dakota59%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Rhode Island18%
U. North Dakota26%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Rhode Island62%
U. North Dakota53%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Rhode Island75%
U. North Dakota64%
Pell graduation gap
U. Rhode Island13 pts lower
U. North Dakota11 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Rhode IslandU. North Dakota
White76%62%
Asian86%69%
Hispanic/Latino60%39%
Black60%Not shown: under 30 students
Two or more races60%66%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 students39%

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

Finished withinU. Rhode IslandU. North Dakota
4 years: Pell recipients45%Not published
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan62%Not published
4 years: all first-time full-time57%Not published
5 years: Pell recipients59%Not published
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan73%Not published
5 years: all first-time full-time69%Not published

All outcome numbers in the table

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