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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Cedar Crest grads earn $6.3K more ten years out than Alverno's ($59,460 vs. $53,145)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Alverno graduates 2 pts more of its students than Cedar Crest (58% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Alverno$53.1K
Cedar Crest$59.5K
Graduation rate
Alverno58%
Cedar Crest56%
Retention rate
Alverno61%
Cedar Crest71%

Borrowing

Median debt
Alverno$27K
Cedar Crest$27K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Alverno47%
Cedar Crest70%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Alverno$25K
Cedar Crest$23.9K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Alverno46%
Cedar Crest46%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Alverno60%
Cedar Crest55%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Alverno25%
Cedar Crest28%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Alverno45%
Cedar Crest56%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Alverno59%
Cedar Crest81%
Pell graduation gap
Alverno14 pts lower
Cedar Crest25 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupAlvernoCedar Crest
White56%64%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino55%62%
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot reportedNot shown: under 30 students

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