After St Luke's College: graduation, pay and debt

Sioux City, Iowa · Private · 167 undergrads

25% of St Luke's College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $64,099 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $14,480 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$64.1k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

25%

finish within six years.

$14.5k

median federal debt at graduation.

80%

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

All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished within six yearsCollege Scorecard, 2019 entry

25%

Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release

67%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$61,142

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

$64,099

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

81%

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

Debt and paying it back

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

$14,480

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

$15,110

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

$12,000

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

80%

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

80%

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

83%

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

Where these numbers come from

Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers