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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Middle Tennessee State graduates 5 pts more of its students than U. Akron Main Campus (56% vs. 51%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Middle Tennessee State grads earn $1.9K more ten years out than U. Akron Main Campus's ($48,541 vs. $46,600)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Akron Main Campus$46.6K
Middle Tennessee State$48.5K
Graduation rate
U. Akron Main Campus51%
Middle Tennessee State56%
Retention rate
U. Akron Main Campus72%
Middle Tennessee State80%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Akron Main Campus$23.3K
Middle Tennessee State$20K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Akron Main Campus32%
Middle Tennessee State28%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Akron Main Campus$17.9K
Middle Tennessee State$15.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Akron Main Campus29%
Middle Tennessee State44%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Akron Main Campus50%
Middle Tennessee State58%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Akron Main Campus22%
Middle Tennessee State25%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Akron Main Campus37%
Middle Tennessee State48%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Akron Main Campus65%
Middle Tennessee State63%
Pell graduation gap
U. Akron Main Campus28 pts lower
Middle Tennessee State16 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Akron Main CampusMiddle Tennessee State
White58%58%
Asian60%67%
Hispanic/Latino47%44%
Black21%43%
Two or more races39%42%
International50%63%

On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets

Finished withinU. Akron Main CampusMiddle Tennessee State
4 years: Pell recipients20%Not published
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan36%Not published
4 years: all first-time full-time29%Not published
5 years: Pell recipients34%Not published
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan61%Not published
5 years: all first-time full-time49%Not published

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;University of Akron Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;University of Akron Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;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