After American Academy of Art College: graduation, pay and debt
Chicago, Illinois · For-profit · 90 undergrads
45% of American Academy of Art College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $34,324 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $27,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$34.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
45%
finish within six years.
40%
finish in four years.
50%
of first-years come back for year two.
$27k
median federal debt at graduation.
40%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
40%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
45%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard
50%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
40
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
56%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
14%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
59
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
15%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$25,368
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$31,179
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$34,324
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
41%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$27,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$27,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$27,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$17,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
40%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
51%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
58%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers