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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Cleveland State grads earn $2.5K more ten years out than Stephen F Austin State's ($52,131 vs. $49,634)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Stephen F Austin State graduates 1 pts more of its students than Cleveland State (57% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Cleveland State$52.1K
Stephen F Austin State$49.6K
Graduation rate
Cleveland State56%
Stephen F Austin State57%
Retention rate
Cleveland State70%
Stephen F Austin State72%

Borrowing

Median debt
Cleveland State$21.8K
Stephen F Austin State$23.4K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Cleveland State74%
Stephen F Austin State41%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Cleveland State$18K
Stephen F Austin State$19K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Cleveland State42%
Stephen F Austin State42%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Cleveland State56%
Stephen F Austin State56%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Cleveland State28%
Stephen F Austin State29%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Cleveland State43%
Stephen F Austin State47%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Cleveland State60%
Stephen F Austin State60%
Pell graduation gap
Cleveland State18 pts lower
Stephen F Austin State13 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupCleveland StateStephen F Austin State
White57%58%
Asian59%Not shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino39%48%
Black31%45%
Two or more races42%49%
International37%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