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After The Chicago School at Chicago: graduation, pay and debt

Chicago, Illinois · Private · 21 undergrads

The typical student earns $60,280 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $26,430 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$60.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$26.4k
median federal debt at graduation.
All the federal numbers

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$52,745
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$60,280

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
$26,430
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$10,250
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$10,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$9,500

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)

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