After University of Valley Forge: graduation, pay and debt
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania · Private · 498 undergrads
56% of University of Valley Forge students finish within six years, the typical student earns $39,016 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $27,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$39k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
56%
finish within six years.
46%
finish in four years.
70%
of first-years come back for year two.
$27k
median federal debt at graduation.
52%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
46%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
56%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard
70%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
49%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
61%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
98
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
54%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
23%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
142
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
24%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,671
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$38,446
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$39,016
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
49%
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
$20,166
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$22,250
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$18,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
52%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
63%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
70%
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