After Northwestern College: graduation, pay and debt
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34% of Northwestern College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $37,871 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $19,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$37.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
34%
finish within six years.
$19k
median federal debt at graduation.
22%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
34%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
33%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
83
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
27%
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
78
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$32,980
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$36,288
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,871
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
47%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$19,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$9,569
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$10,667
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$9,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
22%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
25%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
33%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers