After City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College: graduation, pay and debt
Chicago, Illinois · Public · 8,011 undergrads
The typical student earns $32,427 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $8,375 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$32.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$8,375
median federal debt at graduation.
22%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
17%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
27%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
28%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
691
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
17%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$26,891
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$30,198
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$32,427
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
39%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$8,375
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$6,100
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
22%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
31%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
43%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers