After Allegheny College: graduation, pay and debt
Meadville, Pennsylvania · Private · 1,156 undergrads
67% of Allegheny College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $68,228 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $27,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$68.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
67%
finish within six years.
59%
finish in four years.
78%
of first-years come back for year two.
$27k
median federal debt at graduation.
79%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
59%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
67%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
78%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
60%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
72%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
481
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
75%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
0%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
487
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$48,721
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$68,228
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
71%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$27,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$25,017
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$25,961
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$24,250
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
79%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
84%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
89%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (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