After Donnelly College: graduation, pay and debt
Kansas City, Kansas · Private · 395 undergrads
38% of Donnelly College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $41,558 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $13,264 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$41.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
38%
finish within six years.
58%
of first-years come back for year two.
$13.3k
median federal debt at graduation.
24%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
38%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
58%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
41%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
50
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
32%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
31%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
68
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
16%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$39,202
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$41,558
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
38%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$13,264
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$8,747
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
24%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
22%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
19%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers