After Beal University: graduation, pay and debt

The typical student earns $35,639 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $19,500 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$35.6k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$19.5k

median federal debt at graduation.

34%

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

All the federal numbers

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$40,158

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$33,454

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$35,639

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

40%

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

$19,500

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

$11,261

Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$11,569

Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$9,500

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

34%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

35%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

39%

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).