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After North American University: graduation, pay and debt

Stafford, Texas · Private · 609 undergrads

27% of North American University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $38,538 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $15,558 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$38.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
27%
finish within six years.
22%
finish in four years.
46%
of first-years come back for year two.
$15.6k
median federal debt at graduation.
16%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
22%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
27%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
46%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
19%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
63
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
35%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
13%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
141

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$30,711
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$38,538

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
$15,558
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$4,750
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$5,100
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$4,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
16%

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

Where these numbers come from

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers