Quad
U. South Dakota
Michigan Technological

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Michigan Technological grads earn $26.3K more ten years out than U. South Dakota's ($78,198 vs. $51,926)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Michigan Technological graduates 16 pts more of its students than U. South Dakota (71% vs. 55%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. South Dakota$51.9K
Michigan Technological$78.2K
Graduation rate
U. South Dakota55%
Michigan Technological71%
Retention rate
U. South Dakota77%
Michigan Technological89%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. South Dakota$23.6K
Michigan Technological$25K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. South Dakota40%
Michigan Technological46%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. South Dakota$19K
Michigan Technological$22.2K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. South Dakota41%
Michigan Technological36%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. South Dakota53%
Michigan Technological69%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. South Dakota27%
Michigan Technological21%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. South Dakota48%
Michigan Technological55%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. South Dakota69%
Michigan Technological74%
Pell graduation gap
U. South Dakota21 pts lower
Michigan Technological20 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. South DakotaMichigan Technological
White63%69%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino41%71%
Black38%Not shown: under 30 students
Two or more races53%61%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;University of South Dakota Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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