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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Gustavus Adolphus grads earn $18.1K more ten years out than Freed-Hardeman's ($65,607 vs. $47,485)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Gustavus Adolphus graduates 13 pts more of its students than Freed-Hardeman (77% vs. 64%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Freed-Hardeman$47.5K
Gustavus Adolphus$65.6K
Graduation rate
Freed-Hardeman64%
Gustavus Adolphus77%
Retention rate
Freed-Hardeman86%
Gustavus Adolphus88%

Borrowing

Median debt
Freed-Hardeman$21.5K
Gustavus Adolphus$26.8K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Freed-Hardeman34%
Gustavus Adolphus54%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Freed-Hardeman$15.5K
Gustavus Adolphus$24.4K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Freed-Hardeman60%
Gustavus Adolphus70%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Freed-Hardeman68%
Gustavus Adolphus75%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Freed-Hardeman4%
Gustavus Adolphus19%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Freed-Hardeman66%
Gustavus Adolphus73%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Freed-HardemanNot reported
Gustavus Adolphus80%
Pell graduation gap
Freed-HardemanNot reported
Gustavus Adolphus7 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupFreed-HardemanGustavus Adolphus
White74%78%
AsianNot shown: under 30 students72%
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 students76%
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