After Rend Lake College: graduation, pay and debt

Ina, Illinois · Public · 1,871 undergrads

The typical student earns $35,775 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $5,809 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$35.8k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$5,809

median federal debt at graduation.

41%

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

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

58%

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

14%

Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

470

Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard

12%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$29,814

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$33,716

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$35,775

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

42%

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

$5,809

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

$4,475

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

41%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

41%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

48%

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

Where these numbers come from