After Central State University: graduation, pay and debt
Wilberforce, Ohio · Public · 2,620 undergrads · HBCU
26% of Central State University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $36,832 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $18,250 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$36.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
26%
finish within six years.
14%
finish in four years.
56%
of first-years come back for year two.
$18.3k
median federal debt at graduation.
17%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
14%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
26%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
56%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
23%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
27%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
661
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
24%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
38%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
555
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
36%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$30,743
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$36,832
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
35%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$18,250
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$13,740
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,016
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$9,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
17%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
22%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
26%
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