After Aspen University: graduation, pay and debt
Phoenix, Arizona · For-profit · 2,398 undergrads
Graduates leave with $15,756 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$15.8k
median federal debt at graduation.
42%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$29,448
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$45,002
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$15,756
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$7,802
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$8,158
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,524
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
42%
Where these numbers come from
Federal college data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers