After Anderson University: graduation, pay and debt
Anderson, South Carolina · Private · 3,183 undergrads
71% of Anderson University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $51,191 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $21,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$51.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
71%
finish within six years.
62%
finish in four years.
82%
of first-years come back for year two.
$21.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
58%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
62%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
71%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
82%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
71%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
71%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
679
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
63%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
31%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
677
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$45,994
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$51,191
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
60%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$21,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$22,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$23,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$21,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
58%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
65%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
70%
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)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers