After Northwest College of Art & Design: graduation, pay and debt
Tacoma, Washington · For-profit · 139 undergrads
44% of Northwest College of Art & Design students finish within six years, the typical student earns $39,289 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $24,163 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$39.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
44%
finish within six years.
44%
finish in four years.
77%
of first-years come back for year two.
$24.2k
median federal debt at graduation.
37%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsCollege Scorecard, 2017 entry
44%
Finished within six yearsCollege Scorecard, 2019 entry
44%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
77%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
37%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
0%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
30
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$36,456
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$39,289
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
46%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$24,163
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$29,030
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
37%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
67%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
61%
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