After Purdue University Global: graduation, pay and debt
West Lafayette, Indiana · Public · 30,828 undergrads
38% of Purdue University Global students finish within six years, the typical student earns $42,322 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $25,625 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$42.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
38%
finish within six years.
25%
finish in four years.
57%
of first-years come back for year two.
$25.6k
median federal debt at graduation.
26%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsCollege Scorecard, 2017 entry
25%
Finished within six yearsCollege Scorecard, 2019 entry
38%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
57%
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
14%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$39,898
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$42,322
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
48%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$25,625
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$11,648
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,104
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$10,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
26%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
30%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
32%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers