After Limestone University: graduation, pay and debt
Gaffney, South Carolina · Private · 1,598 undergrads
28% of Limestone University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $44,999 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $27,639 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$45k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
28%
finish within six years.
20%
finish in four years.
64%
of first-years come back for year two.
$27.6k
median federal debt at graduation.
35%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
20%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
28%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard
64%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
20%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
40%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
341
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
33%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
14%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
437
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
26%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$38,713
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$43,792
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$44,999
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
63%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$27,639
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$18,750
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$20,556
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$13,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
35%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
46%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
53%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2023 (checked May 7, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers