Quad
Ottawa University-Surprise
Southwestern

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Southwestern graduates 26 pts more of its students than Ottawa University-Surprise (47% vs. 21%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Southwestern grads earn $94 more ten years out than Ottawa University-Surprise's ($55,646 vs. $55,552)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Ottawa University-Surprise$55.6K
Southwestern$55.6K
Graduation rate
Ottawa University-Surprise21%
Southwestern47%
Retention rate
Ottawa University-Surprise50%
Southwestern56%

Borrowing

Median debt
Ottawa University-Surprise$21.5K
Southwestern$25K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Ottawa University-Surprise73%
Southwestern49%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Ottawa University-Surprise$13.1K
Southwestern$13K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Ottawa University-SurpriseNot reported
Southwestern38%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Ottawa University-SurpriseNot reported
Southwestern50%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Ottawa University-SurpriseNot reported
Southwestern29%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Ottawa University-Surprise16%
Southwestern25%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Ottawa University-SurpriseNot shown: under 30 students
Southwestern48%
Pell graduation gap
Ottawa University-SurpriseNot reported
Southwestern23 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupOttawa University-SurpriseSouthwestern
WhiteNot shown: under 30 students51%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot reportedNot shown: under 30 students
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