After John Paul the Great Catholic University: graduation, pay and debt
Escondido, California · Private · 286 undergrads
65% of John Paul the Great Catholic University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $53,787 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $23,375 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$53.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
65%
finish within six years.
65%
finish in four years.
85%
of first-years come back for year two.
$23.4k
median federal debt at graduation.
77%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
65%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
65%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
85%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
59%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
72%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
75
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
62%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
16%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
63
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
8%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,531
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$53,787
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$23,375
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$21,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$22,670
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$19,417
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
77%
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