After University of North Carolina School of the Arts: graduation, pay and debt
Winston Salem, North Carolina · Public · 945 undergrads
79% of University of North Carolina School of the Arts students finish within six years, the typical student earns $46,097 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $26,450 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$46.1k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
79%
finish within six years.
77%
finish in four years.
93%
of first-years come back for year two.
$26.4k
median federal debt at graduation.
64%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
77%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
79%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
93%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
76%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
81%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
173
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
72%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
21%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
199
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
14%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,458
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$46,097
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
47%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$26,450
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$19,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$21,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$19,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
64%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
65%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
69%
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