Southern University at New Orleans vs. U. Tennessee Southern · Outcomes

Southern University at New OrleansNew Orleans, LA

U. Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN

Key differences on Outcomes

1
U. Tennessee Southern grads earn $4.9K more ten years out than Southern University at New Orleans's ($38,924 vs. $34,042)
Median earnings, 10 yrs
2
U. Tennessee Southern graduates 1 pts more of its students than Southern University at New Orleans (37% vs. 36%)
Graduation rate

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs

Southern University at New Orleans$34K

U. Tennessee Southern$38.9KHighest

Graduation rate

Southern University at New Orleans36%

U. Tennessee Southern37%Highest

Retention rate

Southern University at New Orleans52%

U. Tennessee Southern77%Highest

Borrowing

Median debt

Southern University at New Orleans$31K

U. Tennessee Southern$21.5KLowest

Undergrads with a federal loan

Southern University at New Orleans39%

U. Tennessee Southern27%

Median debt, Pell Grant recipients

Southern University at New Orleans$20.2K

U. Tennessee Southern$11KLowest

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students

Southern University at New Orleans21%

U. Tennessee Southern28%

Credential within 8 years, all students

Southern University at New Orleans33%

U. Tennessee Southern34%

Enrolled at another college, 8 years on

Southern University at New Orleans31%

U. Tennessee Southern36%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients

Southern University at New Orleans13%

U. Tennessee Southern29%

Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan

Southern University at New OrleansNot shown: under 30 students

U. Tennessee Southern51%

Pell graduation gap

Southern University at New OrleansNot reported

U. Tennessee Southern22 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

Group	Southern University at New Orleans	U. Tennessee Southern
White	Not shown: under 30 students	40%
Asian	Not reported	Not shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino	Not shown: under 30 students	Not shown: under 30 students
Black	14%	Not shown: under 30 students
Two or more races	Not reported	Not shown: under 30 students
International	Not reported	Not shown: under 30 students

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