Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. the South graduates 4 pts more of its students than Gustavus Adolphus (81% vs. 77%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Gustavus Adolphus grads earn $696 more ten years out than U. the South's ($65,607 vs. $64,911)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. the South$64.9K
Gustavus Adolphus$65.6K
Graduation rate
U. the South81%
Gustavus Adolphus77%
Retention rate
U. the South88%
Gustavus Adolphus88%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. the South$22.9K
Gustavus Adolphus$26.8K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. the South34%
Gustavus Adolphus54%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. the South$16K
Gustavus Adolphus$24.4K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. the South74%
Gustavus Adolphus70%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. the South82%
Gustavus Adolphus75%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. the South15%
Gustavus Adolphus19%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. the South72%
Gustavus Adolphus73%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. the South80%
Gustavus Adolphus80%
Pell graduation gap
U. the South8 pts lower
Gustavus Adolphus7 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. the SouthGustavus Adolphus
White81%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

On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets

Finished withinU. the SouthGustavus Adolphus
4 years: Pell recipients66%Not published
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan72%Not published
4 years: all first-time full-time72%Not published
5 years: Pell recipients69%Not published
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan79%Not published
5 years: all first-time full-time78%Not published

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;The University of the South Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;The University of the South Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;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