After Alaska Pacific University: graduation, pay and debt
Anchorage, Alaska · Private · 457 undergrads
47% of Alaska Pacific University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $51,046 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $15,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$51k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
47%
finish within six years.
19%
finish in four years.
68%
of first-years come back for year two.
$15k
median federal debt at graduation.
57%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
19%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
47%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
68%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
32
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
34%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$40,756
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$51,046
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
67%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$15,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$12,696
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,749
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
57%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
66%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
64%
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