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After University of Akron Wayne College: graduation, pay and debt

Orrville, Ohio · Public · 457 undergrads

11% of University of Akron Wayne College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $51,221 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $21,500 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$51.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
11%
finish within six years.
59%
of first-years come back for year two.
$21.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
46%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished within six yearsCollege Scorecard, 2019 entry
11%
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard, earlier release
10%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
59%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
15%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
52%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
323
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
32%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$47,340
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$51,221
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
62%

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
$21,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$15,250
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$17,934
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
46%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
52%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
58%

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