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After University of Richmond: graduation, pay and debt

University of Richmond, Virginia · Private · 2,980 undergrads

88% of University of Richmond students finish within six years, the typical student earns $92,362 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $21,500 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$92.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
88%
finish within six years.
82%
finish in four years.
91%
of first-years come back for year two.
$21.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
76%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
82%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
88%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
91%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
86%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
89%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
798
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
90%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
9%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
806
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
9.3%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$75,235
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$92,362
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
81%

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
$19,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$17,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$19,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
76%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
79%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
81%

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