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After American Jewish University: graduation, pay and debt

Los Angeles, California · Private · 60 undergrads

The typical student earns $43,649 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $18,667 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$43.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$18.7k
median federal debt at graduation.
50%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished within six yearsCollege Scorecard, earlier release
38%
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
69%

Pay after college

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$43,649

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
$18,667
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
50%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
66%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
55%

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

Where these numbers come from

Federal college data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

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