After North Carolina A & T State University: graduation, pay and debt
Greensboro, North Carolina · Public · 12,182 undergrads · HBCU
55% of North Carolina A & T State University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $50,279 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $23,288 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$50.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
55%
finish within six years.
34%
finish in four years.
78%
of first-years come back for year two.
$23.3k
median federal debt at graduation.
27%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
34%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
55%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
78%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
48%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
60%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
2,278
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
54%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
27%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,828
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
22%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$43,731
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$50,279
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
52%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$23,288
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$20,909
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$22,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$16,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
27%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
34%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
40%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, 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