After Alcorn State University: graduation, pay and debt
Alcorn State, Mississippi · Public · 2,363 undergrads · HBCU
46% of Alcorn State University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $40,721 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $27,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$40.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
46%
finish within six years.
35%
finish in four years.
77%
of first-years come back for year two.
$27.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
35%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
35%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
46%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
77%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
39%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
51%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
728
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
44%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
26%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
613
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$34,664
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$40,721
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
44%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$27,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$17,021
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$18,063
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
35%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
37%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
36%
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