After Sonoran Desert Institute: graduation, pay and debt
Tempe, Arizona · For-profit · 4,763 undergrads
Graduates leave with $9,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$9,500
median federal debt at graduation.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
39%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
60%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
98
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
2%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$9,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$7,786
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$7,508
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$8,995
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers