Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania grads earn $6.1K more ten years out than Marshall's ($52,416 vs. $46,354)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania graduates 2 pts more of its students than Marshall (56% vs. 54%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Marshall$46.4K
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania$52.4K
Graduation rate
Marshall54%
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania56%
Retention rate
Marshall76%
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania78%

Borrowing

Median debt
Marshall$23.3K
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania$26K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Marshall40%
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania54%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Marshall$18K
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania$21.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Marshall39%
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania42%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Marshall54%
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania55%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Marshall19%
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania28%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Marshall40%
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania47%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Marshall62%
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania62%
Pell graduation gap
Marshall23 pts lower
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania15 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupMarshallCommonwealth University of Pennsylvania
White52%57%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino41%43%
Black47%26%
Two or more races43%54%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

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

Finished withinMarshallCommonwealth University of Pennsylvania
4 years: Pell recipients25%Not published
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan45%Not published
4 years: all first-time full-time34%Not published
5 years: Pell recipients36%Not published
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan58%Not published
5 years: all first-time full-time46%Not published

All outcome numbers in the table

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