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After Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley: graduation, pay and debt

Malvern, Pennsylvania ยท Public

The typical student earns $63,435 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $25,000 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$63.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$25k
median federal debt at graduation.
68%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$55,620
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$60,370
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$63,435
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
73%

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
$25,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$19,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$20,980
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$19,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
68%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
75%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
80%

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

Where these numbers come from

Federal college data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Updated May 7, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers