After South Texas College: graduation, pay and debt

McAllen, Texas · Public · 15,856 undergrads

28% of South Texas College students finish within six years and the typical student earns $39,609 ten years after starting.

The short answers

$39.6k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

28%

finish within six years.

0.1%

finish in four years.

59%

of first-years come back for year two.

All the federal numbers

Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023

0.1%

Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023

28%

First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024

59%

Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017

27%

Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017

28%

Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017

3,165

Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

40%

Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

12%

Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

3,201

Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release

13%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$33,315

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23

$39,609

Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release

45%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Where these numbers come from