After Empire State University: graduation, pay and debt
Saratoga Springs, New York · Public · 7,585 undergrads
29% of Empire State University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $59,509 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $18,750 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$59.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
29%
finish within six years.
6.3%
finish in four years.
66%
of first-years come back for year two.
$18.8k
median federal debt at graduation.
42%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
6.3%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
29%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
66%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
27%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
30%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
191
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
27%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
21%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
360
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
24%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$55,240
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$59,509
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
68%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$18,750
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$11,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,084
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$10,395
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
42%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
50%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
57%
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