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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Pittsburg State grads earn $6.5K more ten years out than U. North Carolina Asheville's ($50,579 vs. $44,030)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. North Carolina Asheville graduates 5 pts more of its students than Pittsburg State (64% vs. 59%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. North Carolina Asheville$44K
Pittsburg State$50.6K
Graduation rate
U. North Carolina Asheville64%
Pittsburg State59%
Retention rate
U. North Carolina Asheville72%
Pittsburg State77%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. North Carolina Asheville$20.5K
Pittsburg State$19K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. North Carolina Asheville39%
Pittsburg State41%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. North Carolina Asheville$15.3K
Pittsburg State$14.6K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. North Carolina Asheville49%
Pittsburg State45%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. North Carolina Asheville62%
Pittsburg State60%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. North Carolina Asheville29%
Pittsburg State24%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. North Carolina Asheville49%
Pittsburg State46%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. North Carolina Asheville60%
Pittsburg State69%
Pell graduation gap
U. North Carolina Asheville11 pts lower
Pittsburg State23 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. North Carolina AshevillePittsburg State
White56%61%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino56%36%
Black42%43%
Two or more races58%39%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot 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