Sullivan University Computer and Information Science (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Private for-profit university
- Louisville, KY
- About 10 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Sullivan University computer and information science graduates earn about what computer and information science graduates earn nationally, $52,134 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $36,446 in federal loans, more than at 94% of computer and information science programs in the country. Several Kentucky programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Kentucky and national columns are the medians across all computer and information science bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Sullivan University graduates earn less than the national figure and about the same as the Kentucky median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Kentucky computer and information science program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Kentucky medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 48% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $386 a month, or 8.9% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
89% of graduates (33 of 37) were working in Kentucky one year after graduating. Prices in the Louisville area are about 7% below the national average, so a $52,134 salary here buys what about $56,013 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to computer and information science, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Software Developers
$109,010Median pay in Kentucky. 7,660 people work in this job in Kentucky. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 95,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Computer and Information Systems Managers
$140,360Median pay in Kentucky. 3,130 people work in this job in Kentucky. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 16% from 2025 to 2035, with about 53,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Computer Systems Analysts
$95,090Median pay in Kentucky. 5,930 people work in this job in Kentucky. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 32,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
$87,020Median pay in Kentucky. 2,800 people work in this job in Kentucky. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About Sullivan University
Computer and Information Science ranks 3rd of 5 bachelor's programs at Sullivan University by first-year earnings. The top three are Information Technology ($69,369), Business ($56,432), and Computer and Information Science ($52,134).
Other computer and information science bachelor's programs near Louisville
Common questions
The median graduate earns $52,134 one year after graduating and $77,362 five years after. The median across computer and information science bachelor's programs in Kentucky is $50,499.
The median federal loan balance is $36,446, which ranks 7th lowest of 7 computer and information science bachelor's programs in Kentucky. That works out to about $386 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 70% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 40%. Compare the cost with other Kentucky programs before deciding.
Most do. 89% (33 of 37) were working in Kentucky one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Kentucky comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the computer and information science program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024