After King's College: graduation, pay and debt
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania · Private · 1,484 undergrads
60% of King's College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $66,035 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $27,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$66k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
60%
finish within six years.
50%
finish in four years.
76%
of first-years come back for year two.
$27k
median federal debt at graduation.
71%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
50%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
60%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
76%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
54%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
68%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
624
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
15%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
569
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$56,222
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$66,035
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
73%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$27,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$22,847
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$21,888
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$23,250
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
71%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
78%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
80%
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