After Saint Cloud State University: graduation, pay and debt
Saint Cloud, Minnesota · Public · 5,088 undergrads
47% of Saint Cloud State University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $59,509 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $19,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$59.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
47%
finish within six years.
27%
finish in four years.
71%
of first-years come back for year two.
$19.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
66%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
27%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
47%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
71%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
42%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
51%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,456
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
49%
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
1,921
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
31%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$50,839
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$59,509
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
75%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$19,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$14,362
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$15,783
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,702
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
66%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
73%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
81%
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