Quad
Western Washington
U. Cincinnati

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Western Washington grads earn $7.8K more ten years out than U. Cincinnati's ($62,569 vs. $54,810)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Cincinnati graduates 2 pts more of its students than Western Washington (73% vs. 71%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Western Washington$62.6K
U. Cincinnati$54.8K
Graduation rate
Western Washington71%
U. Cincinnati73%
Retention rate
Western Washington79%
U. Cincinnati86%

Borrowing

Median debt
Western Washington$18.5K
U. Cincinnati$21.3K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Western Washington29%
U. Cincinnati37%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Western Washington$14.1K
U. Cincinnati$13K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Western Washington53%
U. Cincinnati43%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Western Washington71%
U. Cincinnati74%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Western Washington18%
U. Cincinnati15%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Western Washington57%
U. Cincinnati66%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Western Washington68%
U. Cincinnati80%
Pell graduation gap
Western Washington12 pts lower
U. Cincinnati14 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupWestern WashingtonU. Cincinnati
White66%75%
Asian72%84%
Hispanic/Latino60%67%
Black38%63%
Two or more races62%73%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 students81%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Western Washington University 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 Cincinnati-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About 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