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U. South Alabama
Middle Tennessee State

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Middle Tennessee State graduates 6 pts more of its students than U. South Alabama (56% vs. 50%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. South Alabama grads earn $838 more ten years out than Middle Tennessee State's ($49,379 vs. $48,541)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. South Alabama$49.4K
Middle Tennessee State$48.5K
Graduation rate
U. South Alabama50%
Middle Tennessee State56%
Retention rate
U. South Alabama76%
Middle Tennessee State80%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. South Alabama$24.9K
Middle Tennessee State$20K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. South Alabama47%
Middle Tennessee State28%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. South Alabama$20K
Middle Tennessee State$15.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. South Alabama37%
Middle Tennessee State44%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. South Alabama51%
Middle Tennessee State58%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. South Alabama30%
Middle Tennessee State25%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. South Alabama43%
Middle Tennessee State48%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. South Alabama61%
Middle Tennessee State63%
Pell graduation gap
U. South Alabama18 pts lower
Middle Tennessee State16 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. South AlabamaMiddle Tennessee State
White54%58%
Asian57%67%
Hispanic/Latino45%44%
Black48%43%
Two or more races56%42%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 students63%

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