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U. South Carolina-Upstate
SUNY Buffalo State

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. South Carolina-Upstate graduates 10 pts more of its students than SUNY Buffalo State (58% vs. 48%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    SUNY Buffalo State grads earn $3.7K more ten years out than U. South Carolina-Upstate's ($52,334 vs. $48,587)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. South Carolina-Upstate$48.6K
SUNY Buffalo State$52.3K
Graduation rate
U. South Carolina-Upstate58%
SUNY Buffalo State48%
Retention rate
U. South Carolina-Upstate70%
SUNY Buffalo State58%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. South Carolina-Upstate$22.3K
SUNY Buffalo State$21K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. South Carolina-Upstate49%
SUNY Buffalo State50%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. South Carolina-Upstate$16.8K
SUNY Buffalo State$13.1K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. South Carolina-Upstate48%
SUNY Buffalo State37%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. South Carolina-Upstate58%
SUNY Buffalo State48%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. South Carolina-Upstate28%
SUNY Buffalo State31%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. South Carolina-Upstate39%
SUNY Buffalo State31%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. South Carolina-Upstate51%
SUNY Buffalo State39%
Pell graduation gap
U. South Carolina-Upstate12 pts lower
SUNY Buffalo State8 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. South Carolina-UpstateSUNY Buffalo State
White49%42%
AsianNot shown: under 30 students31%
Hispanic/Latino44%30%
Black39%28%
Two or more races34%31%
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