After Ferrum College: graduation, pay and debt
Ferrum, Virginia · Private · 699 undergrads
29% of Ferrum College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $48,617 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $26,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$48.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
29%
finish within six years.
22%
finish in four years.
64%
of first-years come back for year two.
$26k
median federal debt at graduation.
47%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
22%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
29%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
64%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
21%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
44%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
350
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
33%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
43%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
404
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
34%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$41,066
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$48,617
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
53%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$26,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$14,250
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,750
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
47%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
56%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
61%
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