After CUNY Hostos Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Bronx, New York · Public · 5,526 undergrads
The typical student earns $40,485 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $8,442 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$40.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$8,442
median federal debt at graduation.
39%
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
19%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
38%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
18%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,494
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
15%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$34,095
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$39,402
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$40,485
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
47%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$8,442
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$6,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,265
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
39%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
46%
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