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After University of Oregon: graduation, pay and debt

Eugene, Oregon · Public · 20,497 undergrads

71% of University of Oregon students finish within six years, the typical student earns $66,990 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $18,897 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$67k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
71%
finish within six years.
59%
finish in four years.
86%
of first-years come back for year two.
$18.9k
median federal debt at graduation.
63%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
59%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
71%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
86%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
69%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
73%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
3,860
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
75%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
17%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
4,246
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
17%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$51,756
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$66,990
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
67%

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
$18,897
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$15,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$16,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$13,375
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
63%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
68%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
74%

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

Where these numbers come from

Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers