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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Milwaukee School of Engineering grads earn $33.5K more ten years out than Lipscomb's ($89,070 vs. $55,541)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Milwaukee School of Engineering graduates 1 pts more of its students than Lipscomb (69% vs. 68%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Milwaukee School of Engineering$89.1K
Lipscomb$55.5K
Graduation rate
Milwaukee School of Engineering69%
Lipscomb68%
Retention rate
Milwaukee School of Engineering84%
Lipscomb84%

Borrowing

Median debt
Milwaukee School of Engineering$27K
Lipscomb$19.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Milwaukee School of Engineering56%
Lipscomb29%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Milwaukee School of Engineering$25.3K
Lipscomb$19.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Milwaukee School of Engineering54%
Lipscomb60%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Milwaukee School of Engineering72%
Lipscomb68%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Milwaukee School of Engineering17%
Lipscomb22%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Milwaukee School of Engineering60%
Lipscomb66%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Milwaukee School of Engineering74%
Lipscomb76%
Pell graduation gap
Milwaukee School of Engineering13 pts lower
Lipscomb10 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupMilwaukee School of EngineeringLipscomb
White69%75%
Asian59%Not shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino63%46%
BlackNot shown: under 30 students66%
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 students70%
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