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After University of the Southwest: graduation, pay and debt

Hobbs, New Mexico · Private · 346 undergrads

27% of University of the Southwest students finish within six years, the typical student earns $47,669 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $15,989 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$47.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
27%
finish within six years.
23%
finish in four years.
55%
of first-years come back for year two.
$16k
median federal debt at graduation.
45%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
23%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
27%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
55%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
24%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
29%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
90
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
29%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
0%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
89

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$40,718
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$47,669
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
64%

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
$15,989
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$14,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$16,444
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$10,009
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
45%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
54%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
60%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers