After Chadron State College: graduation, pay and debt
Chadron, Nebraska · Public · 1,540 undergrads
38% of Chadron State College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $51,365 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $18,574 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$51.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
38%
finish within six years.
26%
finish in four years.
63%
of first-years come back for year two.
$18.6k
median federal debt at graduation.
61%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
26%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
38%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
63%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
34%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
42%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
394
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
39%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
40%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
433
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
38%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$46,204
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$51,365
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
64%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$18,574
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$11,343
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,636
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,250
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
61%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
67%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
76%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
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