After Plaza College: graduation, pay and debt
Forest Hills, New York · For-profit · 984 undergrads
63% of Plaza College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $36,831 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $24,984 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$36.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
63%
finish within six years.
$25k
median federal debt at graduation.
31%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
63%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
68%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
62%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
237
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
65%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
7%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
237
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
5.9%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,615
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$36,831
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
27%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$24,984
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$13,348
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,783
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$21,126
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
31%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
31%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
38%
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