Key differences on Outcomes
- 1
Great Lakes Christian graduates 21 pts more of its students than Messenger (34% vs. 13%)
Graduation rate - 2
Great Lakes Christian grads earn $1.6K more ten years out than Messenger's ($31,053 vs. $29,463)
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Messenger$29.5K
Great Lakes Christian$31.1KHighest
Graduation rate
Messenger13%
Great Lakes Christian34%Highest
Retention rate
Messenger57%Highest
Great Lakes Christian49%
Borrowing
Median debt
MessengerNot reported
Great Lakes Christian$18.8K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Messenger96%
Great Lakes Christian51%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
MessengerNot reported
Great Lakes ChristianNot reported
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
MessengerNot reported
Great Lakes Christian25%
Credential within 8 years, all students
MessengerNot reported
Great Lakes Christian33%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
MessengerNot reported
Great Lakes Christian21%
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)
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