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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Peru State grads earn $8.1K more ten years out than U. Tennessee Southern's ($47,071 vs. $38,924)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Peru State graduates 2 pts more of its students than U. Tennessee Southern (39% vs. 37%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Tennessee Southern$38.9K
Peru State$47.1K
Graduation rate
U. Tennessee Southern37%
Peru State39%
Retention rate
U. Tennessee Southern77%
Peru State64%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Tennessee Southern$21.5K
Peru State$21.9K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Tennessee Southern27%
Peru State44%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Tennessee Southern$11K
Peru State$14K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Tennessee Southern28%
Peru State24%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Tennessee Southern34%
Peru State36%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Tennessee Southern36%
Peru State35%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Tennessee Southern29%
Peru State27%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Tennessee Southern51%
Peru State57%
Pell graduation gap
U. Tennessee Southern22 pts lower
Peru State30 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Tennessee SouthernPeru State
White40%46%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot 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