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Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $26,878 ten years after enrolling, more than at 2% of colleges; 76% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 8.3 years of that salary.

Earnings

Median earnings vs. every college$26.9K
$26.9K
← $24.8Khigher than 2% of 1,762$108.8K →

Earnings climb with time

6 years after entry$18.8K
10 years after entry$26.9K

Staying and finishing

93%

Retention

come back for year two

76%

Graduation

graduate within six years

National median graduation rate: 59%

Everyone who starts here, 8 years later

Students who entered in fall 2016, including and part-time students. The graduation rate counts only first-time, full-time students and treats a transfer out as not finishing.

80 of 100 students who start here earn a degree or certificate here within 8 years; 4 more are enrolled at another college. (170 students)

Earned a credential within 8 years

All entering students, by whether they had a Pell Grant.

Pell Grant recipients–
Students without a Pell Grant84%

– Fewer than 30 students in the group

How long it takes

75 of 100 finish within 4 years, 79 within 6, and 80 within 8.

Earned a credential within4 yrs6 yrs8 yrs
All students75%79%80%
Started in college here75%79%81%

National median: 60% of all entering students earn a credential at the college they started at within 8 years.

Do lower-income students finish?

First-time, full-time students who finished within 6 years; entered fall 2018.

  • Pell Grant recipients24 students

    Not shown: under 30 students

  • Subsidized loan, no Pell Grant50 students

    76% · 4 points below students with neither

  • Neither Pell nor subsidized loan69 students

    80% · comparison group

All students in this class: 78%

By race and ethnicity

First-time, full-time students who finished within 6 years, from the College Scorecard's most recent release. Groups under 30 students aren't shown.

  • White65 students

    82% · 3 points above all students

  • Asian5 students

    Not shown: under 30 students

  • Hispanic/Latino1 students

    Not shown: under 30 students

  • Black12 students

    Not shown: under 30 students

  • Two or more races11 students

    Not shown: under 30 students

  • International49 students

    78% · 1 point below all students

All students (IPEDS, entered fall 2018): 78%

Cost vs. earnings

The 300 most-applied-to colleges plus Manhattan School of Music. Top-left is lower cost and higher earnings.

PublicPrivateDot size = undergrads

↑ Median earnings 10 years after entry (higher = more)

Lower cost, higher earnings$0$20K$40K$60K$80K$100K$120K$140K$160K$0$10K$20K$30K$40K$50K$60K$70K$80KManhattan School of Music
Average cost per year, all students (est.) → more expensive

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)