After Notre Dame College: graduation, pay and debt
Cleveland, Ohio · Private · 1,336 undergrads
37% of Notre Dame College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $49,737 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $27,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$49.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
37%
finish within six years.
32%
finish in four years.
69%
of first-years come back for year two.
$27k
median federal debt at graduation.
46%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
32%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
37%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard
69%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
31%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
44%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
303
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
36%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
44%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
392
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
40%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$39,597
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$46,489
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$49,737
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
65%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$27,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$15,750
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$14,250
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$17,854
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
46%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
58%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
63%
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