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After University of the People: graduation, pay and debt

Pasadena, California · Private · 36,386 undergrads

37% of University of the People students finish within six years.

The short answers

37%
finish within six years.
12%
finish in four years.
79%
of first-years come back for year two.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
12%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
37%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard
79%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
40%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
32%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
596
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
1.3%
Where these numbers come from

Federal college data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers