After CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College: graduation, pay and debt
New York, New York · Public · 1,101 undergrads
Graduates leave with $6,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$6,500
median federal debt at graduation.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
28%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
49%
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
490
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
15%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$30,787
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$31,795
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$6,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$5,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$3,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,500
Defaulted on their loans within 3 yearsCollege Scorecard
2.1%
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