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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Central Michigan grads earn $11.7K more ten years out than U. Tennessee-Martin's ($55,874 vs. $44,213)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Central Michigan graduates 10 pts more of its students than U. Tennessee-Martin (62% vs. 52%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Tennessee-Martin$44.2K
Central Michigan$55.9K
Graduation rate
U. Tennessee-Martin52%
Central Michigan62%
Retention rate
U. Tennessee-Martin77%
Central Michigan79%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Tennessee-Martin$21K
Central Michigan$27K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Tennessee-Martin31%
Central Michigan69%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Tennessee-Martin$14K
Central Michigan$25.4K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Tennessee-Martin41%
Central Michigan42%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Tennessee-Martin53%
Central Michigan62%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Tennessee-Martin22%
Central Michigan24%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Tennessee-Martin46%
Central Michigan45%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Tennessee-Martin60%
Central Michigan67%
Pell graduation gap
U. Tennessee-Martin14 pts lower
Central Michigan22 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Tennessee-MartinCentral Michigan
White56%63%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino42%57%
Black39%40%
Two or more races35%45%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

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

Finished withinU. Tennessee-MartinCentral Michigan
4 years: Pell recipientsNot published27%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published51%
4 years: all first-time full-timeNot published40%
5 years: Pell recipientsNot published41%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published64%
5 years: all first-time full-timeNot published56%

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 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