After Salem University: graduation, pay and debt
Salem, West Virginia · For-profit · 892 undergrads
27% of Salem University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $42,194 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $23,750 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$42.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
27%
finish within six years.
15%
finish in four years.
55%
of first-years come back for year two.
$23.8k
median federal debt at graduation.
28%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
15%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
27%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
55%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
30%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
25%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
337
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
31%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
20%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
173
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$41,906
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$42,194
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
44%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$23,750
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$7,405
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$7,296
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$10,686
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
28%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
27%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
41%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers