After College of Western Idaho: graduation, pay and debt

Nampa, Idaho · Public · 10,326 undergrads

Graduates leave with $9,720 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$9,720

median federal debt at graduation.

33%

of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

27%

Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

30%

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

1,011

Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard

16%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$35,528

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$38,151

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

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard

$9,720

Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard

$4,823

Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$5,500

Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$3,500

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

33%

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

Where these numbers come from