After Birmingham-Southern College: graduation, pay and debt
Birmingham, Alabama · Private · 713 undergrads
64% of Birmingham-Southern College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $59,481 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $25,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$59.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
64%
finish within six years.
56%
finish in four years.
63%
of first-years come back for year two.
$25k
median federal debt at graduation.
76%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
56%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
64%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard
63%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
53%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
77%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
349
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
70%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
25%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
449
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
26%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$45,229
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$53,677
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$59,481
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
64%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$25,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$16,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$17,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$15,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
76%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
77%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
78%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2023 (checked May 7, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers