After CUNY Queens College: graduation, pay and debt
Queens, New York · Public · 12,550 undergrads
60% of CUNY Queens College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $68,324 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $10,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$68.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
60%
finish within six years.
37%
finish in four years.
79%
of first-years come back for year two.
$10.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
56%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
37%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
60%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
79%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
52%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
68%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,639
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
58%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
24%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,619
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
20%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$52,691
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$68,324
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
62%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$10,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$8,580
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$8,250
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$9,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
56%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
61%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
64%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers