After Mercer University: graduation, pay and debt
Macon, Georgia · Private · 4,500 undergrads
73% of Mercer University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $63,469 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $24,427 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$63.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
73%
finish within six years.
64%
finish in four years.
82%
of first-years come back for year two.
$24.4k
median federal debt at graduation.
47%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
64%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
73%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
82%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
67%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
78%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
887
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
24%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
829
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
18%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$56,789
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$63,469
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
73%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$24,427
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$17,655
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$20,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$13,196
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
47%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
54%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
64%
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