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College of Charleston
U. Tennessee-Knoxville

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Tennessee-Knoxville graduates 7 pts more of its students than College of Charleston (71% vs. 64%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Tennessee-Knoxville grads earn $3.8K more ten years out than College of Charleston's ($60,249 vs. $56,416)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
College of Charleston$56.4K
U. Tennessee-Knoxville$60.2K
Graduation rate
College of Charleston64%
U. Tennessee-Knoxville71%
Retention rate
College of Charleston82%
U. Tennessee-Knoxville92%

Borrowing

Median debt
College of Charleston$23.3K
U. Tennessee-Knoxville$20.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
College of Charleston38%
U. Tennessee-Knoxville29%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
College of Charleston$20.5K
U. Tennessee-Knoxville$18K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
College of Charleston55%
U. Tennessee-Knoxville55%
Credential within 8 years, all students
College of Charleston63%
U. Tennessee-Knoxville72%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
College of Charleston27%
U. Tennessee-Knoxville17%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
College of Charleston61%
U. Tennessee-Knoxville65%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
College of Charleston70%
U. Tennessee-Knoxville79%
Pell graduation gap
College of Charleston9 pts lower
U. Tennessee-Knoxville15 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupCollege of CharlestonU. Tennessee-Knoxville
White67%75%
Asian76%77%
Hispanic/Latino68%67%
Black57%62%
Two or more races56%72%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 students74%

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