After Georgia State University-Perimeter College: graduation, pay and debt
Atlanta, Georgia · Public · 15,522 undergrads
The typical student earns $47,384 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $20,903 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$47.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$20.9k
median federal debt at graduation.
44%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
22%
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
63%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
2,231
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
19%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,844
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$42,670
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$47,384
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
67%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$20,903
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$11,750
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$12,545
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$9,506
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
44%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
51%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
56%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2023 (checked May 7, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers