After Lane College: graduation, pay and debt
Jackson, Tennessee · Private · 736 undergrads · HBCU
17% of Lane College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $35,657 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $20,776 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$35.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
17%
finish within six years.
12%
finish in four years.
44%
of first-years come back for year two.
$20.8k
median federal debt at graduation.
13%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
12%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
17%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
44%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
12%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
23%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
417
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
24%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
33%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
477
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
37%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$28,452
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$35,657
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
31%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$20,776
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$16,750
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$17,657
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$5,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
13%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
16%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
19%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers