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After University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh: graduation, pay and debt

Oshkosh, Wisconsin · Public · 6,877 undergrads

58% of University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh students finish within six years, the typical student earns $59,275 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $20,888 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$59.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
58%
finish within six years.
28%
finish in four years.
69%
of first-years come back for year two.
$20.9k
median federal debt at graduation.
71%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
28%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
58%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
69%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
56%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
59%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,501
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
58%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
31%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,577

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$52,145
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$59,275
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
74%

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
$20,888
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$12,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,369
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
71%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
78%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
82%

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

Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

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