After United States University: graduation, pay and debt

Sandy Springs, California · For-profit · 153 undergrads

The typical student earns $72,456 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $13,782 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$72.5k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$13.8k

median federal debt at graduation.

44%

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

All the federal numbers

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$43,314

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

$72,456

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

68%

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

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

$13,782

Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release

$13,598

Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release

$15,244

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

$10,390

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

44%

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

60%

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

51%

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

Where these numbers come from