After Cedar Crest College: graduation, pay and debt
Allentown, Pennsylvania · Private · 834 undergrads
58% of Cedar Crest College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $61,250 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $27,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$61.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
58%
finish within six years.
47%
finish in four years.
71%
of first-years come back for year two.
$27k
median federal debt at graduation.
55%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
47%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
58%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
71%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
58%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
213
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
64%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
30%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
185
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
31%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$54,110
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$61,250
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
72%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$27,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$23,044
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$23,861
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$20,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
55%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
67%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
72%
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)
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