After Lamson Institute: graduation, pay and debt

San Antonio, Texas · For-profit · 443 undergrads

The typical student earns $38,015 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $7,853 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$38k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$7,853

median federal debt at graduation.

35%

of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

75%

Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

74%

Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

122

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$41,768

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$39,106

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$38,015

Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard

51%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard

$7,853

Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard

$7,600

Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$7,600

Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$7,600

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

35%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

34%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

37%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from