Key differences on Outcomes
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U. Utah grads earn $3.2K more ten years out than Oregon State's ($67,170 vs. $64,010)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
U. Utah graduates 2 pts more of its students than Oregon State (70% vs. 67%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Utah$67.2KHighest
Oregon State$64K
Graduation rate
U. Utah70%Highest
Oregon State67%
Retention rate
U. Utah86%
Oregon State89%Highest
Borrowing
Median debt
U. Utah$19KLowest
Oregon State$21.2K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Utah21%
Oregon State33%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Utah$15.7KLowest
Oregon State$17.5K
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Utah43%
Oregon State49%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Utah69%
Oregon State68%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Utah14%
Oregon State18%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Utah58%
Oregon State58%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Utah68%
Oregon State72%
Pell graduation gap
U. Utah10 pts lower
Oregon State14 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | U. Utah | Oregon State |
|---|---|---|
| White | 67% | 71% |
| Asian | 74% | 78% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 58% | 62% |
| Black | 41% | 53% |
| Two or more races | 63% | 71% |
| International | 58% | 53% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | U. Utah | Oregon State |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 35% |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 48% |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 45% |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 53% |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 68% |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 64% |
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 2018;Oregon State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Oregon State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About 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