My list

After Charter Oak State College: graduation, pay and debt

New Britain, Connecticut · Public · 1,683 undergrads

The typical student earns $64,209 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $18,683 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$64.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
100%
of first-years come back for year two.
$18.7k
median federal debt at graduation.
52%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished within six yearsCollege Scorecard
100%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard
100%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$53,779
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$60,149
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$64,209
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
79%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$18,683
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$12,422
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$11,898
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$13,618
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
52%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
60%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
64%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers