After Naropa University: graduation, pay and debt
Boulder, Colorado · Private · 339 undergrads
46% of Naropa University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $36,917 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $25,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$36.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
46%
finish within six years.
19%
finish in four years.
54%
of first-years come back for year two.
$25k
median federal debt at graduation.
63%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
19%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
46%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
54%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
37
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
14%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$26,333
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$36,917
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
25%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$25,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$14,750
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$19,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$10,125
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
63%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
70%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
67%
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