Key differences on Outcomes
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Central Michigan grads earn $11K more ten years out than East Tennessee State's ($55,874 vs. $44,859)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Central Michigan graduates 3 pts more of its students than East Tennessee State (62% vs. 59%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Borrowing
Eight-year outcomes
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | East Tennessee State | Central Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| White | 55% | 63% |
| Asian | Not shown: under 30 students | Not shown: under 30 students |
| Hispanic/Latino | 47% | 57% |
| Black | 37% | 40% |
| Two or more races | 53% | 45% |
| International | Not shown: under 30 students | Not shown: under 30 students |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | East Tennessee State | Central Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 27% |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 51% |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 40% |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 41% |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 64% |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 56% |
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;Central Michigan University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Central Michigan University 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