After North Carolina Central University: graduation, pay and debt
Durham, North Carolina · Public · 6,081 undergrads · HBCU
46% of North Carolina Central University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $46,956 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $26,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$47k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
46%
finish within six years.
27%
finish in four years.
73%
of first-years come back for year two.
$26k
median federal debt at graduation.
25%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
27%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
46%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
73%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
38%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
49%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,264
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
52%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
26%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,125
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
27%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$40,226
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$46,956
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
50%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$26,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$22,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$23,250
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$16,750
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
25%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
30%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
35%
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