Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Rush grads earn $42.3K more ten years out than Carolina's ($75,194 vs. $32,864)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Rush graduates 44 pts more of its students than Carolina (83% vs. 39%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Carolina$32.9K
Rush$75.2K
Graduation rate
Carolina39%
Rush83%
Retention rate
Carolina56%
RushNot reported

Borrowing

Median debt
Carolina$20.3K
Rush$22K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Carolina45%
Rush47%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Carolina$12.6K
Rush$24.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Carolina29%
Rush68%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Carolina38%
Rush77%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Carolina6%
Rush15%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Carolina27%
RushNot reported
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
CarolinaNot shown: under 30 students
RushNot reported
Pell graduation gap
CarolinaNot reported
RushNot reported

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupCarolinaRush
White35%Not reported
AsianNot reportedNot reported
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported
Black9%Not reported
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported

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