After American Baptist College: graduation, pay and debt

Nashville, Tennessee · Private · 46 undergrads · HBCU

32% of American Baptist College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $42,312 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $19,000 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$42.3k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

32%

finish within six years.

14%

finish in four years.

100%

of first-years come back for year two.

$19k

median federal debt at graduation.

All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished in four yearsCollege Scorecard, 2017 entry

14%

Finished within six yearsCollege Scorecard, 2019 entry

32%

First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024

100%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$31,056

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23

$42,312

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard

$19,000

Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release

$19,000

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from

Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers