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After Washburn Institute of Technology: graduation, pay and debt

Topeka, Kansas · Public · 1,187 undergrads

The typical student earns $49,774 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $18,127 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$49.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$18.1k
median federal debt at graduation.
50%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
60%
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
7.1%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$42,881
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$45,837
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$49,774
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
67%

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
$18,127
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$12,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$14,250
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$11,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
50%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
54%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
62%

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

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