After University of Kansas: graduation, pay and debt
Lawrence, Kansas · Public · 21,217 undergrads
69% of University of Kansas students finish within six years, the typical student earns $67,963 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $20,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$68k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
69%
finish within six years.
54%
finish in four years.
87%
of first-years come back for year two.
$20k
median federal debt at graduation.
66%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
54%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
69%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
87%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
66%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
71%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
4,072
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
67%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
25%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
4,113
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
23%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$56,140
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$67,963
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
75%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$20,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$15,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$17,825
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,439
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
66%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
72%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
77%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (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