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Auburn
U. Tennessee-Knoxville

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Auburn graduates 8 pts more of its students than U. Tennessee-Knoxville (80% vs. 71%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Auburn grads earn $5.1K more ten years out than U. Tennessee-Knoxville's ($65,337 vs. $60,249)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Auburn$65.3K
U. Tennessee-Knoxville$60.2K
Graduation rate
Auburn80%
U. Tennessee-Knoxville71%
Retention rate
Auburn95%
U. Tennessee-Knoxville92%

Borrowing

Median debt
Auburn$21K
U. Tennessee-Knoxville$20.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Auburn26%
U. Tennessee-Knoxville29%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Auburn$20K
U. Tennessee-Knoxville$18K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Auburn58%
U. Tennessee-Knoxville55%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Auburn79%
U. Tennessee-Knoxville72%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Auburn14%
U. Tennessee-Knoxville17%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Auburn70%
U. Tennessee-Knoxville65%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Auburn85%
U. Tennessee-Knoxville79%
Pell graduation gap
Auburn15 pts lower
U. Tennessee-Knoxville15 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupAuburnU. Tennessee-Knoxville
White83%75%
Asian82%77%
Hispanic/Latino77%67%
Black67%62%
Two or more races73%72%
International63%74%

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 2018About 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