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U. South Carolina Aiken
U. Wisconsin-Parkside

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Wisconsin-Parkside grads earn $5.5K more ten years out than U. South Carolina Aiken's ($51,129 vs. $45,603)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. South Carolina Aiken graduates 1 pts more of its students than U. Wisconsin-Parkside (46% vs. 44%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. South Carolina Aiken$45.6K
U. Wisconsin-Parkside$51.1K
Graduation rate
U. South Carolina Aiken46%
U. Wisconsin-Parkside44%
Retention rate
U. South Carolina Aiken67%
U. Wisconsin-Parkside69%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. South Carolina Aiken$24.3K
U. Wisconsin-Parkside$20.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. South Carolina Aiken43%
U. Wisconsin-Parkside36%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. South Carolina Aiken$15K
U. Wisconsin-Parkside$15.1K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. South Carolina Aiken32%
U. Wisconsin-Parkside29%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. South Carolina Aiken46%
U. Wisconsin-Parkside44%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. South Carolina Aiken36%
U. Wisconsin-Parkside32%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. South Carolina Aiken36%
U. Wisconsin-Parkside33%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. South Carolina Aiken47%
U. Wisconsin-Parkside46%
Pell graduation gap
U. South Carolina Aiken11 pts lower
U. Wisconsin-Parkside14 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. South Carolina AikenU. Wisconsin-Parkside
White45%45%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino45%34%
Black30%27%
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