After Laurus College: graduation, pay and debt
San Luis Obispo, California · For-profit · 1,116 undergrads
38% of Laurus College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $40,324 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $35,333 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$40.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
38%
finish within six years.
4.8%
finish in four years.
79%
of first-years come back for year two.
$35.3k
median federal debt at graduation.
29%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
4.8%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
38%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
79%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
33%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
46%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
104
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
35%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
103
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
19%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,169
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$40,324
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$35,333
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$18,334
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$19,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,310
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
29%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
37%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
36%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
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