After Tusculum University: graduation, pay and debt
Greeneville, Tennessee · Private · 785 undergrads
31% of Tusculum University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $48,636 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $22,482 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$48.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
31%
finish within six years.
21%
finish in four years.
63%
of first-years come back for year two.
$22.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
52%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
21%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
31%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
63%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
26%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
36%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
334
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
41%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
10%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
282
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
9.9%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$44,975
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$48,636
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
62%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$22,482
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$14,250
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$16,250
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
52%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
57%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
65%
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