Quad
U. Texas at Dallas
U. California-Santa Cruz

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. California-Santa Cruz graduates 9 pts more of its students than U. Texas at Dallas (80% vs. 72%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. California-Santa Cruz grads earn $169 more ten years out than U. Texas at Dallas's ($68,396 vs. $68,227)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Texas at Dallas$68.2K
U. California-Santa Cruz$68.4K
Graduation rate
U. Texas at Dallas72%
U. California-Santa Cruz80%
Retention rate
U. Texas at Dallas90%
U. California-Santa Cruz88%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Texas at Dallas$18K
U. California-Santa Cruz$16.7K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Texas at Dallas33%
U. California-Santa Cruz28%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Texas at Dallas$14.1K
U. California-Santa Cruz$15K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Texas at Dallas59%
U. California-Santa Cruz67%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Texas at Dallas73%
U. California-Santa Cruz80%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Texas at Dallas17%
U. California-Santa Cruz9%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Texas at Dallas72%
U. California-Santa Cruz71%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Texas at Dallas79%
U. California-Santa Cruz77%
Pell graduation gap
U. Texas at Dallas7 pts lower
U. California-Santa Cruz6 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Texas at DallasU. California-Santa Cruz
White70%78%
Asian83%79%
Hispanic/Latino66%67%
Black72%67%
Two or more races74%75%
International82%77%

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