Key differences on Outcomes
- 1
UCLA graduates 8 pts more of its students than UT Austin (93% vs. 85%)
Graduation rate - 2
UCLA grads earn $7.4K more ten years out than UT Austin's ($82,511 vs. $75,121)
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
UT Austin$75.1K
UCLA$82.5KHighest
Graduation rate
UT Austin85%
UCLA93%Highest
Retention rate
UT Austin97%Highest
UCLA97%
Borrowing
Median debt
UT Austin$20.5K
UCLA$14KLowest
Undergrads with a federal loan
UT Austin27%
UCLA19%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
UT Austin$19.3K
UCLA$12.5KLowest
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
UT Austin71%
UCLA87%
Credential within 8 years, all students
UT Austin85%
UCLA94%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
UT Austin7%
UCLA4%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
UT Austin84%
UCLA89%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
UT Austin91%
UCLA94%
Pell graduation gap
UT Austin7 pts lower
UCLA6 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | UT Austin | UCLA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 90% | 94% |
| Asian | 93% | 96% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 84% | 87% |
| Black | 83% | 84% |
| Two or more races | 87% | 92% |
| International | 88% | 93% |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;The University of Texas at Austin 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;University of California-Los Angeles Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About 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