After Pacific College: graduation, pay and debt

Costa Mesa, California · For-profit · 225 undergrads

The typical student earns $74,972 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $20,000 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$75k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$20k

median federal debt at graduation.

53%

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

All the federal numbers

Finished within six yearsCollege Scorecard, earlier release

76%

Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

72%

Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$64,614

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

$74,972

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

73%

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

$20,000

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

$20,869

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

$20,000

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

$25,469

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

53%

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

54%

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

53%

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

Where these numbers come from