After Skyline College: graduation, pay and debt
San Bruno, California · Public · 7,620 undergrads
41% of Skyline College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $62,578 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $7,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$62.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
41%
finish within six years.
$7,500
median federal debt at graduation.
51%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
41%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
41%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
42%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
623
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
54%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
15%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
702
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
10%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$52,880
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$62,578
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
61%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$7,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$7,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
51%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
61%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
55%
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