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

Borrowing

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

Eight-year outcomes

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

Graduation by group

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

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Tennessee-ChattanoogaSlippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
White52%68%
Asian63%Not shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino39%44%
Black43%43%
Two or more races43%58%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

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

Finished withinU. Tennessee-ChattanoogaSlippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
4 years: Pell recipients32%Not published
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan49%Not published
4 years: all first-time full-time40%Not published
5 years: Pell recipients43%Not published
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan64%Not published
5 years: all first-time full-time54%Not published

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;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;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