After Southern University Law Center: graduation, pay and debt

Baton Rouge, Louisiana · Public · 607 undergrads · HBCU

The typical student earns $47,186 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $28,750 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$47.2k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

61%

of first-years come back for year two.

$28.8k

median federal debt at graduation.

53%

of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.

All the federal numbers

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

61%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$39,501

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

$47,186

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

51%

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

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25

$28,750

Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release

$15,455

Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release

$16,525

Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release

$12,000

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25

53%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release

53%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release

55%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from

Federal college data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).