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After Paier College: graduation, pay and debt

Bridgeport, Connecticut · For-profit · 199 undergrads

Graduates leave with $8,935 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

64%
of first-years come back for year two.
$8,935
median federal debt at graduation.
59%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished within six yearsCollege Scorecard
60%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard
64%

Pay after college

Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
58%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$8,935
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$8,935
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
59%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
64%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
67%

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

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