U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee vs. Northern Arizona · Outcomes

U. Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI

Northern ArizonaFlagstaff, AZ

Key differences on Outcomes

1
Northern Arizona graduates 6 pts more of its students than U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (60% vs. 54%)
Graduation rate
2
U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee grads earn $606 more ten years out than Northern Arizona's ($54,990 vs. $54,384)
Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee$55KHighest

Northern Arizona$54.4K

Graduation rate

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee54%

Northern Arizona60%Highest

Retention rate

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee73%

Northern Arizona75%Highest

Borrowing

Median debt

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee$23K

Northern Arizona$19KLowest

Undergrads with a federal loan

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee42%

Northern Arizona32%

Median debt, Pell Grant recipients

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee$18.3K

Northern Arizona$13.5KLowest

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee34%

Northern Arizona49%

Credential within 8 years, all students

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee54%

Northern Arizona59%

Enrolled at another college, 8 years on

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee25%

Northern Arizona24%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee45%

Northern Arizona53%

Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee50%

Northern Arizona68%

Pell graduation gap

U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee5 pts lower

Northern Arizona15 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

Group	U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Northern Arizona
White	52%	64%
Asian	51%	71%
Hispanic/Latino	42%	58%
Black	34%	49%
Two or more races	45%	54%
International	45%	76%

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