GateWay Community College
Public Community College in Phoenix, AZ. Six-year graduation rate 29%. Median 10-year earnings $46,147.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $46,147 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. The six-year graduation rate is 29% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Median debt at graduation is $6,750, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.15 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 29% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 29% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. 24% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. A 15:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a public four-year university, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. 5,123 undergraduates makes this a mid-sized institution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 3,482 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $13,821 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($12,325 versus $19,314), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Grant aid is limited — 49% of students receive any. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 18% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 226 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $12,325 |
| $30–48k | $12,007 |
| $48–75k | $15,243 |
| $75–110k | $16,930 |
| $110k+ | $19,314 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 610 of these 3,482 students, totalling $2,263,404 — an average of $3,710 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Maricopa County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)