After Palm Beach Atlantic University: graduation, pay and debt
West Palm Beach, Florida · Private · 2,603 undergrads
59% of Palm Beach Atlantic University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $55,772 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $21,960 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$55.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
59%
finish within six years.
48%
finish in four years.
68%
of first-years come back for year two.
$22k
median federal debt at graduation.
57%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
48%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
59%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
68%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
52%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
63%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
531
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
60%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
28%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
577
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$48,388
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$55,772
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
64%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$21,960
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$13,816
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,750
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,625
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
57%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
61%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
70%
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