After North-West College-San Diego: graduation, pay and debt

San Diego, California · For-profit · 636 undergrads

The typical student earns $46,721 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $18,740 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$46.7k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

100%

of first-years come back for year two.

$18.7k

median federal debt at graduation.

42%

of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.

All the federal numbers

First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024

100%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$43,944

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23

$46,721

Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release

49%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25

$18,740

Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release

$9,321

Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release

$9,319

Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release

$9,500

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25

42%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release

45%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release

52%

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

Where these numbers come from