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After City University of Seattle: graduation, pay and debt

Seattle, Washington · Private · 1,137 undergrads

13% of City University of Seattle students finish within six years, the typical student earns $66,765 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $22,000 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$66.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
13%
finish within six years.
$22k
median federal debt at graduation.
53%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished within six yearsCollege Scorecard, 2019 entry
13%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$62,443
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$66,765
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
77%

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, 2024-25
$22,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$14,091
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$16,875
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
53%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
63%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
67%

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

Where these numbers come from

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers