Quad
U. California-Merced
California State University-Northridge

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. California-Merced grads earn $5.3K more ten years out than California State University-Northridge's ($64,368 vs. $59,115)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. California-Merced graduates 0 pts more of its students than California State University-Northridge (72% vs. 71%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. California-Merced$64.4K
California State University-Northridge$59.1K
Graduation rate
U. California-Merced72%
California State University-Northridge71%
Retention rate
U. California-Merced82%
California State University-Northridge73%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. California-Merced$16.1K
California State University-Northridge$13.9K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. California-Merced29%
California State University-Northridge21%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. California-Merced$12.6K
California State University-Northridge$11.1K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. California-Merced47%
California State University-Northridge51%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. California-Merced70%
California State University-Northridge72%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. California-Merced12%
California State University-Northridge13%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. California-Merced68%
California State University-Northridge55%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. California-Merced69%
California State University-Northridge61%
Pell graduation gap
U. California-Merced1 pts lower
California State University-Northridge6 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. California-MercedCalifornia State University-Northridge
White67%69%
Asian75%70%
Hispanic/Latino67%54%
Black67%55%
Two or more races71%56%
International69%49%

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