After Purdue University – Purdue Polytechnic Richmond: graduation, pay and debt

The typical student earns $72,424 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $19,500 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$72.4k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$19.5k

median federal debt at graduation.

78%

of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.

All the federal numbers

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$60,838

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$66,951

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$72,424

Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard

80%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard

$19,500

Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard

$15,000

Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$13,845

Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$15,750

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

78%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

83%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

86%

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).