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After Rochester University: graduation, pay and debt

Rochester Hills, Michigan · Private · 792 undergrads

41% of Rochester University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $50,729 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $25,000 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$50.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
41%
finish within six years.
23%
finish in four years.
60%
of first-years come back for year two.
$25k
median federal debt at graduation.
47%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
23%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
41%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
60%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
33%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
51%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
157
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
40%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
33%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
129

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$47,733
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$50,729
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
56%

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, 2024-25
$25,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$14,750
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$16,245
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
47%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
54%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
58%

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

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