Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Fisk grads earn $7K more ten years out than Philander Smith's ($45,454 vs. $38,427)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Fisk graduates 4 pts more of its students than Philander Smith (44% vs. 39%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Fisk$45.5K
Philander Smith$38.4K
Graduation rate
Fisk44%
Philander Smith39%
Retention rate
Fisk74%
Philander Smith66%

Borrowing

Median debt
Fisk$27K
Philander Smith$24.7K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Fisk53%
Philander Smith58%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Fisk$14.1K
Philander Smith$14.9K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Fisk49%
Philander Smith34%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Fisk55%
Philander Smith44%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Fisk1%
Philander Smith31%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Fisk30%
Philander Smith28%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
FiskNot shown: under 30 students
Philander SmithNot shown: under 30 students
Pell graduation gap
FiskNot reported
Philander SmithNot reported

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupFiskPhilander Smith
WhiteNot reportedNot reported
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Black34%29%
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