After Allen University: graduation, pay and debt
Columbia, South Carolina · Private · 576 undergrads · HBCU
13% of Allen University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $32,754 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $29,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$32.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
13%
finish within six years.
6.9%
finish in four years.
45%
of first-years come back for year two.
$29k
median federal debt at graduation.
14%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
6.9%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
13%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
45%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
15%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
11%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
189
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
16%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
13%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
297
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$27,324
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$32,754
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
26%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$29,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$12,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,250
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$6,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
14%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
19%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
19%
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