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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend grads earn $18.9K more ten years out than U. Montana's ($63,435 vs. $44,511)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Montana graduates 0 pts more of its students than Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend (47% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend$63.4K
U. Montana$44.5K
Graduation rate
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend47%
U. Montana47%
Retention rate
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend83%
U. Montana77%

Borrowing

Median debt
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend$25K
U. Montana$22.4K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend55%
U. Montana41%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend$21K
U. Montana$18.3K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend32%
U. Montana33%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend45%
U. Montana46%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend39%
U. Montana22%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend47%
U. Montana42%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend35%
U. Montana53%
Pell graduation gap
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend12 pts higher
U. Montana11 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupPennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-BehrendU. Montana
White54%51%
Asian43%Not shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino27%42%
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more races26%51%
International8%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 2018;The University of Montana Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About 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