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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
U. Alaska Anchorage

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg grads earn $11.6K more ten years out than U. Alaska Anchorage's ($63,435 vs. $51,871)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg graduates 6 pts more of its students than U. Alaska Anchorage (40% vs. 34%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg$63.4K
U. Alaska Anchorage$51.9K
Graduation rate
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg40%
U. Alaska Anchorage34%
Retention rate
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg82%
U. Alaska Anchorage71%

Borrowing

Median debt
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg$25K
U. Alaska Anchorage$20.2K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg41%
U. Alaska Anchorage14%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg$21K
U. Alaska Anchorage$12.9K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg30%
U. Alaska Anchorage21%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg37%
U. Alaska Anchorage33%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg50%
U. Alaska Anchorage24%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg43%
U. Alaska Anchorage20%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg17%
U. Alaska Anchorage36%
Pell graduation gap
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg26 pts higher
U. Alaska Anchorage16 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupPennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgU. Alaska Anchorage
White36%34%
Asian38%28%
Hispanic/Latino31%29%
Black38%23%
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 students27%
International4%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