After University of Southern Maine: graduation, pay and debt
Portland, Maine · Public · 4,222 undergrads
46% of University of Southern Maine students finish within six years, the typical student earns $57,989 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $20,399 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$58k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
46%
finish within six years.
2.9%
finish in four years.
74%
of first-years come back for year two.
$20.4k
median federal debt at graduation.
65%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
2.9%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
46%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
74%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
39%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
51%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
887
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
37%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
30%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
690
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
25%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$50,121
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$57,989
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
64%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$20,399
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$12,887
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,556
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,750
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
65%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
71%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
74%
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