Quad
Columbia
Southern Nazarene

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Southern Nazarene grads earn $13.6K more ten years out than Columbia's ($54,951 vs. $41,338)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Southern Nazarene graduates 9 pts more of its students than Columbia (61% vs. 52%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Columbia$41.3K
Southern Nazarene$55K
Graduation rate
Columbia52%
Southern Nazarene61%
Retention rate
Columbia60%
Southern Nazarene73%

Borrowing

Median debt
Columbia$22.8K
Southern Nazarene$21.9K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Columbia65%
Southern Nazarene60%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Columbia$14.3K
Southern Nazarene$18.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Columbia51%
Southern Nazarene48%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Columbia53%
Southern Nazarene68%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Columbia25%
Southern Nazarene12%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Columbia30%
Southern Nazarene45%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
ColumbiaNot shown: under 30 students
Southern Nazarene55%
Pell graduation gap
ColumbiaNot reported
Southern Nazarene10 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupColumbiaSouthern Nazarene
White51%59%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 students44%
Black30%31%
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot reportedNot 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