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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania graduates 12 pts more of its students than U. Tennessee-Chattanooga (68% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania grads earn $1.9K more ten years out than U. Tennessee-Chattanooga's ($53,032 vs. $51,151)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania$53K
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga$51.2K
Graduation rate
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania68%
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga56%
Retention rate
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania84%
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga73%

Borrowing

Median debt
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania$25K
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga$19.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania61%
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga37%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania$20.5K
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga$13.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania55%
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga41%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania68%
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga56%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania18%
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga25%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania54%
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga45%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania75%
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga66%
Pell graduation gap
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania21 pts lower
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga21 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupSlippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaU. Tennessee-Chattanooga
White68%52%
AsianNot shown: under 30 students63%
Hispanic/Latino44%39%
Black43%43%
Two or more races58%43%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

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

Finished withinSlippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaU. Tennessee-Chattanooga
4 years: Pell recipientsNot published32%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published49%
4 years: all first-time full-timeNot published40%
5 years: Pell recipientsNot published43%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published64%
5 years: all first-time full-timeNot published54%

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 Tennessee-Chattanooga Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About 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