After Shepherd University: graduation, pay and debt
Shepherdstown, West Virginia · Public · 2,344 undergrads
49% of Shepherd University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $54,833 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $18,978 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$54.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
49%
finish within six years.
33%
finish in four years.
71%
of first-years come back for year two.
$19k
median federal debt at graduation.
50%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
33%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
49%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
71%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
45%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
53%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
590
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
44%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
38%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
650
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
10%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$46,250
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$54,833
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
62%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$18,978
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$14,297
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$15,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$13,321
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
50%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
59%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
66%
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