Quad
Charleston Southern
Upper Iowa

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Upper Iowa grads earn $6.9K more ten years out than Charleston Southern's ($52,766 vs. $45,898)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Upper Iowa graduates 3 pts more of its students than Charleston Southern (49% vs. 46%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Charleston Southern$45.9K
Upper Iowa$52.8K
Graduation rate
Charleston Southern46%
Upper Iowa49%
Retention rate
Charleston Southern63%
Upper Iowa68%

Borrowing

Median debt
Charleston Southern$26.5K
Upper Iowa$25K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Charleston Southern48%
Upper Iowa40%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Charleston Southern$19K
Upper Iowa$19.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Charleston Southern36%
Upper Iowa43%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Charleston Southern45%
Upper Iowa48%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Charleston Southern38%
Upper Iowa21%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Charleston Southern40%
Upper Iowa28%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Charleston Southern55%
Upper Iowa40%
Pell graduation gap
Charleston Southern16 pts lower
Upper Iowa11 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupCharleston SouthernUpper Iowa
White58%42%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Black31%Not shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;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