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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Citadel Military College of South Carolina grads earn $25K more ten years out than Wayne State's ($72,085 vs. $47,075)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Citadel Military College of South Carolina graduates 20 pts more of its students than Wayne State (74% vs. 54%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Citadel Military College of South Carolina$72.1K
Wayne State$47.1K
Graduation rate
Citadel Military College of South Carolina74%
Wayne State54%
Retention rate
Citadel Military College of South Carolina87%
Wayne State72%

Borrowing

Median debt
Citadel Military College of South Carolina$21.1K
Wayne State$19K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Citadel Military College of South Carolina36%
Wayne State32%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Citadel Military College of South Carolina$19.1K
Wayne State$12.7K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Citadel Military College of South Carolina65%
Wayne State40%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Citadel Military College of South Carolina71%
Wayne State54%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Citadel Military College of South Carolina20%
Wayne State31%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Citadel Military College of South Carolina75%
Wayne State39%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Citadel Military College of South Carolina74%
Wayne State63%
Pell graduation gap
Citadel Military College of South Carolina1 pts higher
Wayne State24 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupCitadel Military College of South CarolinaWayne State
White79%57%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino63%41%
Black62%10%
Two or more races73%33%
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