After National American University-Rapid City: graduation, pay and debt
Rapid City, South Dakota · For-profit · 836 undergrads
The typical student earns $37,325 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $29,020 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$37.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
67%
of first-years come back for year two.
$29k
median federal debt at graduation.
24%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished within six yearsCollege Scorecard
23%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard
67%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
21%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
12%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
42
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$29,641
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$31,950
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,325
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
55%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$29,020
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$20,120
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$20,407
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$16,459
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
24%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
33%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
42%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers