After Purdue University Northwest: graduation, pay and debt
Hammond, Indiana · Public · 5,671 undergrads
44% of Purdue University Northwest students finish within six years, the typical student earns $58,620 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $20,250 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$58.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
44%
finish within six years.
28%
finish in four years.
66%
of first-years come back for year two.
$20.3k
median federal debt at graduation.
42%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
28%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
44%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
66%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
42%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
46%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,070
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
42%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
34%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,631
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$54,810
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$58,620
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
54%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$20,250
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$13,031
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,363
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,250
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
42%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
43%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
50%
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