After California State University Maritime Academy: graduation, pay and debt
Vallejo, California · Public · 804 undergrads
67% of California State University Maritime Academy students finish within six years, the typical student earns $105,475 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $23,644 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$105.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
67%
finish within six years.
50%
finish in four years.
78%
of first-years come back for year two.
$23.6k
median federal debt at graduation.
82%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
50%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
67%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
78%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
71%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
51%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
223
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
24%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
220
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
4.5%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$92,963
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$105,475
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
92%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$23,644
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$16,889
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$18,744
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$15,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
82%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
81%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
84%
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)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers