After American Musical and Dramatic Academy: graduation, pay and debt
New York, New York · Private · 1,438 undergrads
72% of American Musical and Dramatic Academy students finish within six years, the typical student earns $36,602 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $12,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$36.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
72%
finish within six years.
22%
finish in four years.
83%
of first-years come back for year two.
$12k
median federal debt at graduation.
43%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
22%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
72%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
83%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
67%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
74%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
554
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
74%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
2%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
632
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$31,280
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$36,602
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
40%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$12,000
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
$12,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
43%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
48%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
57%
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)
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