After Saint Ambrose University: graduation, pay and debt
Davenport, Iowa · Private · 1,916 undergrads
63% of Saint Ambrose University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $66,659 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $23,308 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$66.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
63%
finish within six years.
54%
finish in four years.
76%
of first-years come back for year two.
$23.3k
median federal debt at graduation.
68%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
54%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
63%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
76%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
56%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
68%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
541
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
28%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
453
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
30%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$54,807
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$66,659
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
76%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$23,308
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$19,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$20,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$19,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
68%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
78%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
83%
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