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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Central Michigan graduates 6 pts more of its students than Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania (62% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Central Michigan grads earn $3.5K more ten years out than Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania's ($55,874 vs. $52,416)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania$52.4K
Central Michigan$55.9K
Graduation rate
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania56%
Central Michigan62%
Retention rate
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania78%
Central Michigan79%

Borrowing

Median debt
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania$26K
Central Michigan$27K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania54%
Central Michigan69%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania$21.5K
Central Michigan$25.4K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania42%
Central Michigan42%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania55%
Central Michigan62%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania28%
Central Michigan24%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania47%
Central Michigan45%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania62%
Central Michigan67%
Pell graduation gap
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania15 pts lower
Central Michigan22 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupCommonwealth University of PennsylvaniaCentral Michigan
White57%63%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino43%57%
Black26%40%
Two or more races54%45%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets

Finished withinCommonwealth University of PennsylvaniaCentral Michigan
4 years: Pell recipientsNot published27%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published51%
4 years: all first-time full-timeNot published40%
5 years: Pell recipientsNot published41%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published64%
5 years: all first-time full-timeNot published56%

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;Central Michigan University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Central Michigan University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About 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