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U. North Carolina Asheville
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend grads earn $19.4K more ten years out than U. North Carolina Asheville's ($63,435 vs. $44,030)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. North Carolina Asheville graduates 17 pts more of its students than Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend (64% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. North Carolina Asheville$44K
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend$63.4K
Graduation rate
U. North Carolina Asheville64%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend47%
Retention rate
U. North Carolina Asheville72%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend83%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. North Carolina Asheville$20.5K
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend$25K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. North Carolina Asheville39%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend55%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. North Carolina Asheville$15.3K
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend$21K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. North Carolina Asheville49%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend32%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. North Carolina Asheville62%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend45%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. North Carolina Asheville29%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend39%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. North Carolina Asheville49%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend47%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. North Carolina Asheville60%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend35%
Pell graduation gap
U. North Carolina Asheville11 pts lower
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend12 pts higher

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. North Carolina AshevillePennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend
White56%54%
AsianNot shown: under 30 students43%
Hispanic/Latino56%27%
Black42%Not shown: under 30 students
Two or more races58%26%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 students8%

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