After Generations College: graduation, pay and debt

Chicago, Illinois · Private · 317 undergrads

The typical student earns $34,706 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $25,250 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$34.7k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$25.3k

median federal debt at graduation.

24%

of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

10%

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

Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$31,406

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$36,764

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$34,706

Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard

41%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard

$25,250

Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard

$19,000

Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$19,000

Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$9,500

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

24%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

37%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

37%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from