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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Albany State grads earn $2.4K more ten years out than South Carolina State's ($40,674 vs. $38,262)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    South Carolina State graduates 2 pts more of its students than Albany State (36% vs. 34%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
South Carolina State$38.3K
Albany State$40.7K
Graduation rate
South Carolina State36%
Albany State34%
Retention rate
South Carolina State56%
Albany State79%

Borrowing

Median debt
South Carolina State$31K
Albany State$25K
Undergrads with a federal loan
South Carolina State67%
Albany State63%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
South Carolina State$22.3K
Albany State$12.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
South Carolina State20%
Albany State26%
Credential within 8 years, all students
South Carolina State38%
Albany State35%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
South Carolina State29%
Albany State42%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
South Carolina State37%
Albany State31%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
South Carolina State36%
Albany State30%
Pell graduation gap
South Carolina StateNo gap
Albany StateNo gap

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupSouth Carolina StateAlbany State
WhiteNot shown: under 30 students26%
AsianNot reportedNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 students34%
Black37%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