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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Tennessee-Chattanooga graduates 5 pts more of its students than Saginaw Valley State (56% vs. 51%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Saginaw Valley State grads earn $804 more ten years out than U. Tennessee-Chattanooga's ($51,955 vs. $51,151)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga$51.2K
Saginaw Valley State$52K
Graduation rate
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga56%
Saginaw Valley State51%
Retention rate
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga73%
Saginaw Valley State78%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga$19.5K
Saginaw Valley State$25K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga37%
Saginaw Valley State50%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga$13.5K
Saginaw Valley State$20.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga41%
Saginaw Valley State29%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga56%
Saginaw Valley State54%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga25%
Saginaw Valley State29%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga45%
Saginaw Valley State38%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga66%
Saginaw Valley State62%
Pell graduation gap
U. Tennessee-Chattanooga21 pts lower
Saginaw Valley State24 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Tennessee-ChattanoogaSaginaw Valley State
White52%52%
Asian63%Not shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino39%42%
Black43%26%
Two or more races43%40%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 students43%

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

Finished withinU. Tennessee-ChattanoogaSaginaw Valley State
4 years: Pell recipients32%13%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan49%30%
4 years: all first-time full-time40%22%
5 years: Pell recipients43%32%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan64%56%
5 years: all first-time full-time54%45%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;Saginaw Valley State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Saginaw Valley State 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