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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
U. Wisconsin-Madison

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State grads earn $7.9K more ten years out than U. Wisconsin-Madison's ($81,698 vs. $73,792)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Wisconsin-Madison graduates 2 pts more of its students than Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State (89% vs. 87%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State$81.7K
U. Wisconsin-Madison$73.8K
Graduation rate
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State87%
U. Wisconsin-Madison89%
Retention rate
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State93%
U. Wisconsin-Madison96%

Borrowing

Median debt
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State$21.5K
U. Wisconsin-Madison$20.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State34%
U. Wisconsin-Madison20%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State$19.5K
U. Wisconsin-Madison$16.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State71%
U. Wisconsin-Madison73%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State87%
U. Wisconsin-Madison89%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State9%
U. Wisconsin-Madison7%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State79%
U. Wisconsin-Madison86%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State88%
U. Wisconsin-Madison91%
Pell graduation gap
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State9 pts lower
U. Wisconsin-Madison4 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupVirginia Polytechnic Institute and StateU. Wisconsin-Madison
White88%90%
Asian91%90%
Hispanic/Latino83%87%
Black76%86%
Two or more races84%85%
International75%87%

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