After Alabama State University: graduation, pay and debt
Montgomery, Alabama · Public · 3,477 undergrads · HBCU
30% of Alabama State University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $40,585 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $28,197 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$40.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
30%
finish within six years.
13%
finish in four years.
70%
of first-years come back for year two.
$28.2k
median federal debt at graduation.
22%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
13%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
30%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
70%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
24%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
34%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
951
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
30%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
39%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,074
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
33%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$32,390
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$40,585
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
39%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$28,197
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$17,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$18,236
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
22%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
29%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
32%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers