After Elon University: graduation, pay and debt
Elon, North Carolina · Private · 6,452 undergrads
83% of Elon University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $82,524 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $19,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$82.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
83%
finish within six years.
78%
finish in four years.
90%
of first-years come back for year two.
$19.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
83%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
78%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
83%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
90%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
79%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
85%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,573
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
83%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
12%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,565
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$65,558
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$82,524
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
80%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$19,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$18,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$19,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$17,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
83%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
92%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
91%
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