After Alvernia University: graduation, pay and debt
Reading, Pennsylvania · Private · 2,152 undergrads
58% of Alvernia University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $60,651 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $27,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$60.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
58%
finish within six years.
41%
finish in four years.
72%
of first-years come back for year two.
$27k
median federal debt at graduation.
62%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
41%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
58%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
72%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
47%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
65%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
371
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
67%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
30%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
405
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
31%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$56,070
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$60,651
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
70%
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
$20,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$22,039
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$19,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
62%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
67%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
72%
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