After Golden Gate University-Silicon Valley: graduation, pay and debt
The typical student earns $87,434 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $29,875 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$87.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$29.9k
median federal debt at graduation.
56%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$81,704
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$86,645
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$87,434
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
84%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$29,875
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$18,774
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$23,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$17,125
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
56%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
65%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
68%
Where these numbers come from
Federal college data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Updated May 7, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers