After Arkansas State University-Newport: graduation, pay and debt

Newport, Arkansas · Public · 1,732 undergrads

The typical student earns $41,524 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $8,002 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$41.5k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$8,002

median federal debt at graduation.

49%

of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

45%

Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

38%

Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

10%

Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

385

Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard

8.6%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$34,583

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$43,536

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$41,524

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

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard

$8,002

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

$5,750

Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$6,500

Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$5,500

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

49%

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

Where these numbers come from