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Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $55,552 ten years after enrolling, more than at 56% of colleges; 21% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 2.7 years of that salary.

Earnings

Median earnings vs. every college$55.6K
$55.6K
← $24.8Khigher than 56% of 1,762$108.8K →

Earnings climb with time

6 years after entry$49.1K
10 years after entry$55.6K

Staying and finishing

50%

Retention

come back for year two

21%

Graduation

graduate within six years

National median graduation rate: 59%

Do lower-income students finish?

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

  • Pell Grant recipients31 students

    16%

  • Subsidized loan, no Pell Grant17 students

    Not shown: under 30 students

  • Neither Pell nor subsidized loan18 students

    Not shown: under 30 students

All students in this class: 18%

Cost vs. earnings

The 300 most-applied-to colleges plus Ottawa University-Surprise. 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$80KOttawa University-Surprise
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)