After Bard College – Fishkill Correctional Facility: graduation, pay and debt
The typical student earns $46,543 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $24,254 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$46.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$24.3k
median federal debt at graduation.
79%
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
$31,072
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,534
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$46,543
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
51%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$24,254
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$19,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$19,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$18,876
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
79%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
85%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
88%
Where these numbers come from
Federal college data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Updated May 7, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers