Outcomes
What it pays
Former students earn a median $43,035 ten years after enrolling, more than at 19% of colleges; 55% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 2.1 years of that salary.
Earnings
Earnings climb with time
Staying and finishing
Retention
come back for year two
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.
55 of 100 students who start here earn a degree or certificate here within 8 years; 1 more is enrolled at another college. (718 students)
All entering students, by whether they had a Pell Grant.
46 of 100 finish within 4 years, 54 within 6, and 55 within 8.
| Earned a credential within | 4 yrs | 6 yrs | 8 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| All students | 46% | 54% | 55% |
| Started in college here | 41% | 51% | 51% |
| Transferred in | 57% | 61% | 63% |
Transfer students' clock starts when they arrive here, not when they first started college.
National median: 60% of all entering students earn a credential at the college they started at within 8 years.
Do lower-income students finish?
Pell Grant recipients: 52%, 5 points below students with no need-based federal aid (57%). First-time, full-time students who finished within 6 years; entered fall 2018.
- Pell Grant recipients218 students
52% · 5 points below students with neither
- Subsidized loan, no Pell Grant118 students
55% · 2 points below students with neither
- Neither Pell nor subsidized loan161 students
57% · comparison group
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.
- White342 students
56% · 1 point above all students
- Asian3 students
Not shown: under 30 students
- Hispanic/Latino26 students
Not shown: under 30 students
- Black33 students
30% · 24 points below all students
- Two or more races15 students
Not shown: under 30 students
- International6 students
Not shown: under 30 students
- American Indian/Alaska Native2 students
Not shown: under 30 students
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander1 students
Not shown: under 30 students
Cost vs. earnings
The 300 most-applied-to colleges plus North Greenville University. Top-left is lower cost and higher earnings.
↑ Median earnings 10 years after entry (higher = more)
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)