After University of the West: graduation, pay and debt
Rosemead, California · Private · 32 undergrads
31% of University of the West students finish within six years, the typical student earns $47,273 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $15,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$47.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
31%
finish within six years.
16%
finish in four years.
50%
of first-years come back for year two.
$15k
median federal debt at graduation.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
16%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
31%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
50%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
45
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
29%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$29,611
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$47,273
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$15,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$15,000
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers