After American Public University System: graduation, pay and debt
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53% of American Public University System students finish within six years, the typical student earns $44,409 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $21,743 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$44.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
53%
finish within six years.
19%
finish in four years.
94%
of first-years come back for year two.
$21.7k
median federal debt at graduation.
23%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
19%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
53%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard
94%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
51%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
56%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
821
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
54%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
9%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
886
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$32,917
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$33,695
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$44,409
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
75%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$21,743
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$10,282
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$10,617
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$9,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
23%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
29%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
56%
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