Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    William & Mary graduates 9 pts more of its students than U. Pittsburgh (91% vs. 82%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    William & Mary grads earn $7.4K more ten years out than U. Pittsburgh's ($73,490 vs. $66,125)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
William & Mary$73.5K
U. Pittsburgh$66.1K
Graduation rate
William & Mary91%
U. Pittsburgh82%
Retention rate
William & Mary95%
U. Pittsburgh93%

Borrowing

Median debt
William & Mary$18.5K
U. Pittsburgh$24.3K
Undergrads with a federal loan
William & Mary22%
U. Pittsburgh36%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
William & Mary$15K
U. Pittsburgh$21.4K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
William & Mary86%
U. Pittsburgh68%
Credential within 8 years, all students
William & Mary91%
U. Pittsburgh82%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
William & Mary6%
U. Pittsburgh13%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
William & Mary80%
U. Pittsburgh80%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
William & Mary89%
U. Pittsburgh87%
Pell graduation gap
William & Mary9 pts lower
U. Pittsburgh7 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupWilliam & MaryU. Pittsburgh
White91%86%
Asian84%91%
Hispanic/Latino90%81%
Black89%75%
Two or more races91%85%
International85%78%

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

Finished withinWilliam & MaryU. Pittsburgh
4 years: Pell recipients77%64%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan83%74%
4 years: all first-time full-time82%72%
5 years: Pell recipients79%79%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan88%86%
5 years: all first-time full-time87%84%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;William & Mary Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;William & Mary Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 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