After Athens State University: graduation, pay and debt

Athens, Alabama · Public · 2,446 undergrads

The typical student earns $54,648 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $17,322 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$54.6k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$17.3k

median federal debt at graduation.

50%

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

All the federal numbers

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$48,318

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23

$54,648

Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release

65%

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, 2024-25

$17,322

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

$14,861

Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release

$15,849

Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release

$12,840

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25

50%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release

54%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release

60%

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

Where these numbers come from

Federal college data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).