After Wayne State College: graduation, pay and debt
Wayne, Nebraska · Public · 3,010 undergrads
56% of Wayne State College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $50,482 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $18,483 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$50.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
56%
finish within six years.
41%
finish in four years.
72%
of first-years come back for year two.
$18.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
69%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
41%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
56%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
72%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
51%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
59%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
605
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
51%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
35%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
638
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
29%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$44,572
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$50,482
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
66%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$18,483
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$12,240
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,748
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
69%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
73%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
77%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers