After Bob Jones University: graduation, pay and debt
Greenville, South Carolina · Private · 2,005 undergrads
70% of Bob Jones University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $49,158 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $15,750 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$49.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
70%
finish within six years.
56%
finish in four years.
83%
of first-years come back for year two.
$15.8k
median federal debt at graduation.
83%
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
70%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
83%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
65%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
73%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
589
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
65%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
22%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
627
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
8.3%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$42,993
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$49,158
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
57%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$15,750
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$12,453
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$13,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,249
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
83%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
85%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
88%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
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