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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Milwaukee School of Engineering grads earn $17.2K more ten years out than Drake's ($89,070 vs. $71,901)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Drake graduates 9 pts more of its students than Milwaukee School of Engineering (78% vs. 69%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Milwaukee School of Engineering$89.1K
Drake$71.9K
Graduation rate
Milwaukee School of Engineering69%
Drake78%
Retention rate
Milwaukee School of Engineering84%
Drake84%

Borrowing

Median debt
Milwaukee School of Engineering$27K
Drake$23K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Milwaukee School of Engineering56%
Drake44%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Milwaukee School of Engineering$25.3K
Drake$19K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Milwaukee School of Engineering54%
Drake71%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Milwaukee School of Engineering72%
Drake77%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Milwaukee School of Engineering17%
Drake18%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Milwaukee School of Engineering60%
Drake61%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Milwaukee School of Engineering74%
Drake79%
Pell graduation gap
Milwaukee School of Engineering13 pts lower
Drake18 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupMilwaukee School of EngineeringDrake
White69%79%
Asian59%65%
Hispanic/Latino63%69%
BlackNot shown: under 30 students45%
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 students67%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot 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