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

Washington, District of Columbia ยท Private

The typical student earns $56,899 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $20,000 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$56.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$20k
median federal debt at graduation.
All the federal numbers

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$51,817
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$55,622
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$56,899

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
$20,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$10,250
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$10,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$9,500

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).

Updated May 7, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers