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U. Phoenix-Arizona
U. Illinois Chicago

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Illinois Chicago graduates 42 pts more of its students than U. Phoenix-Arizona (70% vs. 28%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Illinois Chicago grads earn $31K more ten years out than U. Phoenix-Arizona's ($68,740 vs. $37,752)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Phoenix-Arizona$37.8K
U. Illinois Chicago$68.7K
Graduation rate
U. Phoenix-Arizona28%
U. Illinois Chicago70%
Retention rate
U. Phoenix-Arizona41%
U. Illinois Chicago83%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Phoenix-Arizona$31.6K
U. Illinois Chicago$16.7K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Phoenix-Arizona63%
U. Illinois Chicago22%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Phoenix-Arizona$16.9K
U. Illinois Chicago$13.1K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Phoenix-Arizona24%
U. Illinois Chicago54%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Phoenix-Arizona30%
U. Illinois Chicago70%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Phoenix-Arizona26%
U. Illinois Chicago21%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Phoenix-Arizona21%
U. Illinois Chicago59%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Phoenix-Arizona18%
U. Illinois Chicago63%
Pell graduation gap
U. Phoenix-Arizona3 pts higher
U. Illinois Chicago4 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Phoenix-ArizonaU. Illinois Chicago
White27%66%
Asian43%77%
Hispanic/Latino26%54%
Black17%48%
Two or more races21%58%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 students68%

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 2018;University of Illinois Chicago Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About 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