After Georgia Gwinnett College: graduation, pay and debt
Lawrenceville, Georgia · Public · 11,344 undergrads
20% of Georgia Gwinnett College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $48,736 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $19,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$48.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
20%
finish within six years.
6.1%
finish in four years.
63%
of first-years come back for year two.
$19k
median federal debt at graduation.
32%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
6.1%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
20%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
63%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
17%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
22%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
2,126
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
23%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
42%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
2,553
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
37%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$40,277
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$48,736
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
63%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$19,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$9,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$9,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$6,372
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
32%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
38%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
48%
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