After Western Governors University: graduation, pay and debt
Salt Lake City, Utah · Private · 135,822 undergrads
51% of Western Governors University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $60,615 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $11,116 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$60.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
51%
finish within six years.
34%
finish in four years.
62%
of first-years come back for year two.
$11.1k
median federal debt at graduation.
54%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
34%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
51%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard
62%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
43%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
61%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
900
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
67%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
4%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
305
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
4.2%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$69,572
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$68,924
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$60,615
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
71%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$11,116
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$8,318
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$7,669
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$9,598
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
54%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
57%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
59%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers