After Carolina University: graduation, pay and debt
Winston-Salem, North Carolina · Private · 460 undergrads
29% of Carolina University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $37,560 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $20,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$37.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
29%
finish within six years.
25%
finish in four years.
56%
of first-years come back for year two.
$20.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
60%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
25%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
29%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
56%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
24%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
65
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$36,191
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$37,560
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
$20,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$11,005
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,635
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$7,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
60%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
66%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
82%
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