My colleges

After Digital Film Academy – Atlanta: graduation, pay and debt

Graduates leave with $6,750 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$6,750
median federal debt at graduation.
39%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,045

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
$6,750
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$5,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
39%

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

Where these numbers come from

Federal college data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Updated May 7, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers