After Northland College: graduation, pay and debt
Ashland, Wisconsin · Private · 485 undergrads
43% of Northland College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $44,560 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $25,450 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$44.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
43%
finish within six years.
37%
finish in four years.
71%
of first-years come back for year two.
$25.4k
median federal debt at graduation.
67%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
37%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
43%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard
71%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
40%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
46%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
187
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
57%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
35%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
128
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
14%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,819
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$40,779
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$44,560
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
45%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$25,450
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$15,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$16,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$14,632
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
67%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
79%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
79%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2023 (checked May 7, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers