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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Citadel Military College of South Carolina graduates 27 pts more of its students than Southwest Minnesota State (74% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Citadel Military College of South Carolina grads earn $20.7K more ten years out than Southwest Minnesota State's ($72,085 vs. $51,342)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Citadel Military College of South Carolina$72.1K
Southwest Minnesota State$51.3K
Graduation rate
Citadel Military College of South Carolina74%
Southwest Minnesota State47%
Retention rate
Citadel Military College of South Carolina87%
Southwest Minnesota State74%

Borrowing

Median debt
Citadel Military College of South Carolina$21.1K
Southwest Minnesota State$20.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Citadel Military College of South Carolina36%
Southwest Minnesota State15%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Citadel Military College of South Carolina$19.1K
Southwest Minnesota State$15.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Citadel Military College of South Carolina65%
Southwest Minnesota State33%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Citadel Military College of South Carolina71%
Southwest Minnesota State44%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Citadel Military College of South Carolina20%
Southwest Minnesota State30%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Citadel Military College of South Carolina75%
Southwest Minnesota State35%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Citadel Military College of South Carolina74%
Southwest Minnesota State61%
Pell graduation gap
Citadel Military College of South Carolina1 pts higher
Southwest Minnesota State26 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupCitadel Military College of South CarolinaSouthwest Minnesota State
White79%54%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino63%Not shown: under 30 students
Black62%24%
Two or more races73%Not 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;Citadel Military College of South Carolina Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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