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After Newman University: graduation, pay and debt

Wichita, Kansas · Private · 851 undergrads

54% of Newman University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $55,478 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $19,000 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$55.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
54%
finish within six years.
37%
finish in four years.
69%
of first-years come back for year two.
$19k
median federal debt at graduation.
56%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
37%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
54%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
69%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
44%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
59%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
212
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
62%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
11%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
166

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$48,474
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$55,478
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
73%

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, 2024-25
$19,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$15,240
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$17,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$13,681
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
56%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
66%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
72%

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

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