After Berea College: graduation, pay and debt
Berea, Kentucky · Private · 1,513 undergrads
62% of Berea College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $48,071 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $5,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$48.1k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
62%
finish within six years.
41%
finish in four years.
79%
of first-years come back for year two.
$5,500
median federal debt at graduation.
68%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
41%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
62%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
79%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
56%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
67%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
432
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
66%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
20%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
431
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
18%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,112
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$48,071
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
44%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$5,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$3,516
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
68%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
65%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
74%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Test rule: berea.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)
Updated Nov 2, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers