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UNM Provost Calls Scorecard Of Students' Salaries Unfair

A top University of New Mexico official says a federal scorecard that says the school's graduates earn thousands of dollars less than their peers from other colleges is unfair.

The Albuquerque Journal reported Sunday that Provost Chaouki Abdallah is criticizing the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

According to the study, UNM students who enrolled and obtained financial aid make $5,000 less than the national median for students.

The scorecard says the median salary for the typical four-year college student 10 years after they first registered was $40,500.

UNM's median student earning was $35,900.

Abdullah says the findings are off because they include salaries of students at satellite campuses, which are two-year programs in rural areas.

The scorecard calculates median salaries for students from more than 7,000 campuses.

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Information from: Albuquerque Journal.

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