After Graceland University-Lamoni: graduation, pay and debt
Lamoni, Iowa · Private · 798 undergrads
38% of Graceland University-Lamoni students finish within six years, the typical student earns $53,979 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $21,628 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$54k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
38%
finish within six years.
30%
finish in four years.
55%
of first-years come back for year two.
$21.6k
median federal debt at graduation.
59%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
30%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
38%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
55%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
33%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
45%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
253
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
47%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
7%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
296
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
4.3%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$47,808
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$53,979
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
66%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$21,628
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$14,209
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$15,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,996
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
59%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
69%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
73%
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