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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Radford graduates 3 pts more of its students than Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (60% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Radford grads earn $349 more ten years out than Southern Illinois University-Carbondale's ($53,739 vs. $53,390)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Radford$53.7K
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale$53.4K
Graduation rate
Radford60%
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale57%
Retention rate
Radford75%
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale67%

Borrowing

Median debt
Radford$24K
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale$21.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Radford51%
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale45%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Radford$19K
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale$19.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Radford47%
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale49%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Radford61%
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale59%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Radford28%
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale27%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Radford41%
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale45%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Radford53%
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale82%
Pell graduation gap
Radford12 pts lower
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale37 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupRadfordSouthern Illinois University-Carbondale
White53%68%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino43%47%
Black41%57%
Two or more races34%68%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

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

Finished withinRadfordSouthern Illinois University-Carbondale
4 years: Pell recipients29%Not published
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan41%Not published
4 years: all first-time full-time36%Not published
5 years: Pell recipients39%Not published
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan52%Not published
5 years: all first-time full-time46%Not published

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Radford University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;Radford University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;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