After Southwestern Illinois College: graduation, pay and debt
Belleville, Illinois · Public · 7,955 undergrads
The typical student earns $36,884 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $6,908 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$36.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$6,908
median federal debt at graduation.
33%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
33%
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
25%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,127
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
16%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$30,872
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$33,670
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$36,884
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
40%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$6,908
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$4,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$3,825
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$4,883
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
33%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
39%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
45%
Defaulted on their loans within 3 yearsCollege Scorecard
0.1%
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