After University of the Arts: graduation, pay and debt
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Private · 1,072 undergrads
69% of University of the Arts students finish within six years, the typical student earns $38,252 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $27,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$38.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
69%
finish within six years.
58%
finish in four years.
81%
of first-years come back for year two.
$27k
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
58%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
69%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard
81%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
68%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
70%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
409
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
67%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
16%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
428
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
17%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$27,011
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$34,466
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$38,252
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
46%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$27,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$23,250
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$24,270
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$22,250
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
63%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
74%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
76%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2023 (checked May 7, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers