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After Abcott Institute: graduation, pay and debt

Southfield, Michigan · For-profit · 166 undergrads

The typical student earns $33,151 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $10,411 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$33.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$10.4k
median federal debt at graduation.
10%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
19%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$20,788
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$21,147
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$33,151

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$10,411
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$8,708
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
10%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
17%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers