Quad
Northern State
U. Northwestern-St Paul

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Northwestern-St Paul graduates 17 pts more of its students than Northern State (66% vs. 50%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Northwestern-St Paul grads earn $3.1K more ten years out than Northern State's ($50,755 vs. $47,618)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Northern State$47.6K
U. Northwestern-St Paul$50.8K
Graduation rate
Northern State50%
U. Northwestern-St Paul66%
Retention rate
Northern State77%
U. Northwestern-St Paul83%

Borrowing

Median debt
Northern State$22.3K
U. Northwestern-St Paul$21.3K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Northern State22%
U. Northwestern-St Paul27%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Northern State$16.5K
U. Northwestern-St Paul$18.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Northern State39%
U. Northwestern-St Paul60%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Northern State52%
U. Northwestern-St Paul68%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Northern State18%
U. Northwestern-St Paul22%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Northern State37%
U. Northwestern-St Paul63%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Northern State58%
U. Northwestern-St Paul76%
Pell graduation gap
Northern State20 pts lower
U. Northwestern-St Paul13 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupNorthern StateU. Northwestern-St Paul
White56%71%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 students48%
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
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