After Niagara University: graduation, pay and debt
Niagara University, New York · Private · 2,653 undergrads
70% of Niagara University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $60,491 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $24,994 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$60.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
70%
finish within six years.
63%
finish in four years.
80%
of first-years come back for year two.
$25k
median federal debt at graduation.
72%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
63%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
70%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
80%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
71%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
70%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
588
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
70%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
23%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
651
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$54,093
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$60,491
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
$24,994
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$20,312
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$20,125
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$20,312
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
72%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
76%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
81%
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