After University of the Virgin Islands: graduation, pay and debt
Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands · Public · 1,508 undergrads · HBCU
29% of University of the Virgin Islands students finish within six years, the typical student earns $38,681 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $16,800 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$38.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
29%
finish within six years.
10%
finish in four years.
76%
of first-years come back for year two.
$16.8k
median federal debt at graduation.
40%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
10%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
29%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard
76%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
21%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
34%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
280
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
35%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
21%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
439
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
16%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$32,360
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,645
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$38,681
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
49%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$16,800
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$9,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$9,643
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$9,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
40%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
44%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
56%
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