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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Oregon State grads earn $15K more ten years out than Lake Superior State's ($64,010 vs. $49,045)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Oregon State graduates 9 pts more of its students than Lake Superior State (66% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Oregon State$64K
Lake Superior State$49K
Graduation rate
Oregon State66%
Lake Superior State57%
Retention rate
Oregon State75%
Lake Superior State79%

Borrowing

Median debt
Oregon State$21.2K
Lake Superior State$23.3K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Oregon State32%
Lake Superior State37%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Oregon State$17.5K
Lake Superior State$15.3K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Oregon State55%
Lake Superior State41%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Oregon State63%
Lake Superior State56%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Oregon State18%
Lake Superior State24%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Oregon StateNot shown: under 30 students
Lake Superior State41%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Oregon State63%
Lake Superior State65%
Pell graduation gap
Oregon StateNot reported
Lake Superior State24 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupOregon StateLake Superior State
White57%50%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
BlackNot reportedNot 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