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After Multnomah University: graduation, pay and debt

Portland, Oregon · Private · 330 undergrads

51% of Multnomah University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $47,939 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $20,250 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$47.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
51%
finish within six years.
43%
finish in four years.
34%
of first-years come back for year two.
$20.3k
median federal debt at graduation.
68%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
43%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
51%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard
34%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
54%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
61
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
51%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
25%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
61
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
36%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,556
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$43,436
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$47,939
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
51%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$20,250
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$14,394
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$15,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$12,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
68%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
74%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
77%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

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