After McNeese State University: graduation, pay and debt
Lake Charles, Louisiana · Public · 5,005 undergrads
52% of McNeese State University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $50,152 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $21,383 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$50.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
52%
finish within six years.
33%
finish in four years.
68%
of first-years come back for year two.
$21.4k
median federal debt at graduation.
62%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
33%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
52%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
68%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
46%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
56%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,296
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
26%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$43,062
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$50,152
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
62%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$21,383
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$13,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$15,541
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$9,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
62%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
61%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
63%
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