After City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College: graduation, pay and debt
Chicago, Illinois · Public · 5,836 undergrads
The typical student earns $37,962 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $4,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$38k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$4,500
median federal debt at graduation.
37%
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
29%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
40%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
23%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
641
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
19%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$31,509
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$34,520
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,962
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
45%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$4,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$3,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$3,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$4,427
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
37%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
48%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
52%
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