After University of Minnesota-Duluth: graduation, pay and debt
Duluth, Minnesota · Public · 7,336 undergrads
64% of University of Minnesota-Duluth students finish within six years, the typical student earns $67,944 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $20,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$67.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
64%
finish within six years.
46%
finish in four years.
81%
of first-years come back for year two.
$20k
median federal debt at graduation.
75%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
46%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
64%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
81%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
65%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
64%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
2,256
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
65%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
26%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
2,001
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
27%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$56,708
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$67,944
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
$16,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$17,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$15,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
75%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
79%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
85%
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