After Indiana University-Northwest: graduation, pay and debt
Gary, Indiana · Public · 2,661 undergrads
37% of Indiana University-Northwest students finish within six years, the typical student earns $48,764 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $19,884 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$48.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
37%
finish within six years.
22%
finish in four years.
71%
of first-years come back for year two.
$19.9k
median federal debt at graduation.
36%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
22%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
37%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
71%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
38%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
36%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
559
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
40%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
26%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
632
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
27%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$48,121
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$48,764
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
57%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$19,884
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$12,478
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$13,775
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$10,825
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
36%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
39%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
47%
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