Key differences on Outcomes
- 1
Michigan graduates 9 pts more of its students than UW (94% vs. 85%)
Graduation rate - 2
Michigan grads earn $5.2K more ten years out than UW's ($83,648 vs. $78,466)
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Borrowing
Eight-year outcomes
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | UW | Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| White | 85% | 94% |
| Asian | 87% | 95% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 78% | 93% |
| Black | 72% | 83% |
| Two or more races | 87% | 92% |
| International | 89% | 91% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | UW | Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 74% |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 85% |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 82% |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 86% |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 93% |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 92% |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;University of Washington-Seattle Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;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;University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 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