After South University-Tampa: graduation, pay and debt
Tampa, Florida · For-profit · 388 undergrads
14% of South University-Tampa students finish within six years, the typical student earns $39,314 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $26,417 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$39.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
14%
finish within six years.
50%
of first-years come back for year two.
$26.4k
median federal debt at graduation.
26%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished within six yearsCollege Scorecard, 2019 entry
14%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
50%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
18%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
33%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
39
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$42,688
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$39,314
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
58%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$26,417
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$13,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$13,324
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
26%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
27%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
34%
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