After Utah State University: graduation, pay and debt
Logan, Utah · Public · 20,272 undergrads
57% of Utah State University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $59,177 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $15,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$59.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
57%
finish within six years.
26%
finish in four years.
71%
of first-years come back for year two.
$15k
median federal debt at graduation.
70%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
26%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
57%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
71%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
52%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
62%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
3,573
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
59%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
22%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
4,477
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$50,399
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$59,177
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
63%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$15,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$9,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$7,349
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
70%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
78%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
82%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (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