Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Hampden-Sydney grads earn $18.1K more ten years out than Ave Maria's ($67,640 vs. $49,520)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Hampden-Sydney graduates 10 pts more of its students than Ave Maria (68% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Hampden-Sydney$67.6K
Ave Maria$49.5K
Graduation rate
Hampden-Sydney68%
Ave Maria57%
Retention rate
Hampden-Sydney84%
Ave Maria79%

Borrowing

Median debt
Hampden-Sydney$26K
Ave Maria$20.8K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Hampden-Sydney47%
Ave Maria45%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Hampden-Sydney$21K
Ave Maria$12.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Hampden-Sydney66%
Ave Maria46%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Hampden-Sydney72%
Ave Maria52%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Hampden-Sydney8%
Ave Maria20%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Hampden-Sydney59%
Ave Maria52%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Hampden-Sydney67%
Ave Maria60%
Pell graduation gap
Hampden-Sydney8 pts lower
Ave Maria8 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupHampden-SydneyAve Maria
White62%62%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 students37%
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

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