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After Rensselaer at Hartford: graduation, pay and debt

Hartford, Connecticut ยท Private

The typical student earns $102,051 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $23,750 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$102.1k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$23.8k
median federal debt at graduation.
92%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$83,054
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$95,369
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$102,051
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
89%

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

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$23,750
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$21,995
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$23,250
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$20,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
92%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
93%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
94%

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).

Updated May 7, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers