After University of Sioux Falls: graduation, pay and debt
Sioux Falls, South Dakota · Private · 1,218 undergrads
61% of University of Sioux Falls students finish within six years, the typical student earns $59,404 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $21,875 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$59.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
61%
finish within six years.
50%
finish in four years.
75%
of first-years come back for year two.
$21.9k
median federal debt at graduation.
74%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
50%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
61%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
75%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
58%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
62%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
276
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
58%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
32%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
275
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
30%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$48,855
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$59,404
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
70%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$21,875
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$16,141
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$16,341
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$15,750
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
74%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
78%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
82%
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