After Adams State University: graduation, pay and debt
Alamosa, Colorado · Public · 1,250 undergrads
32% of Adams State University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $51,295 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $18,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$51.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
32%
finish within six years.
16%
finish in four years.
51%
of first-years come back for year two.
$18k
median federal debt at graduation.
46%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
16%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
32%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
51%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
28%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
36%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
376
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
35%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
42%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
467
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
45%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$42,926
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$51,295
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
52%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$18,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$11,750
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,640
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$9,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
46%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
48%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
50%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers