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After Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online: graduation, pay and debt

Addison, Texas · Private · 918 undergrads

The typical student earns $55,736 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $24,250 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$55.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
40%
of first-years come back for year two.
$24.3k
median federal debt at graduation.
70%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard
40%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$46,727
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$52,257
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$55,736
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
69%

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
$24,250
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$14,750
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$15,977
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$13,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
70%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
74%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
77%

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

Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2023 (checked May 7, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)

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