After Emporia State University: graduation, pay and debt
Emporia, Kansas · Public · 2,239 undergrads
54% of Emporia State University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $50,860 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $17,728 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$50.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
54%
finish within six years.
39%
finish in four years.
77%
of first-years come back for year two.
$17.7k
median federal debt at graduation.
59%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
39%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
54%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
77%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
50%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
57%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
604
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
52%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
22%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
757
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
0.2%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$44,989
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$50,860
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
62%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$17,728
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$14,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,705
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$13,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
59%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
66%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
72%
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