Quad
Purdue University Northwest
Thomas Edison State

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Thomas Edison State grads earn $21K more ten years out than Purdue University Northwest's ($69,331 vs. $48,318)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Purdue University Northwest graduates 5 pts more of its students than Thomas Edison State (48% vs. 43%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Purdue University Northwest$48.3K
Thomas Edison State$69.3K
Graduation rate
Purdue University Northwest48%
Thomas Edison State43%
Retention rate
Purdue University Northwest66%
Thomas Edison StateNot reported

Borrowing

Median debt
Purdue University Northwest$21.2K
Thomas Edison State$12.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Purdue University Northwest25%
Thomas Edison State24%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Purdue University Northwest$14.4K
Thomas Edison State$7.6K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Purdue University Northwest34%
Thomas Edison State34%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Purdue University Northwest49%
Thomas Edison State42%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Purdue University Northwest1%
Thomas Edison State22%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Purdue University Northwest37%
Thomas Edison StateNot reported
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Purdue University Northwest52%
Thomas Edison StateNot reported
Pell graduation gap
Purdue University Northwest15 pts lower
Thomas Edison StateNot reported

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupPurdue University NorthwestThomas Edison State
White44%Not reported
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported
Hispanic/Latino42%Not reported
Black27%Not reported
Two or more races51%Not 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