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Bachelor's Degree•212 Institutions

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.

Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.

Field Median ($59,575)
P25-P75 Interval ($52,571 - $71,063)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

SAT Average vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's average SAT score. SAT scores describe the school's undergraduate admissions overall, not this program, and come from enrollees who submitted scores.

Overall Median ($59,714)
P25-P75 Interval ($52,571 - $71,707)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$1,228 per 100 SAT points (R² 0.01, n=87)

Acceptance Rate vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's undergraduate acceptance rate, with the most selective schools on the right. Schools without a reported rate are grouped on the left.

Overall Median ($59,714)
P25-P75 Interval ($52,571 - $71,707)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$545 per 10 pts lower acceptance (R² 0.01, n=98)

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Hanover
NH
$143,067
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$26,707
/yr
-
+$590k
Cambridge
MA
$94,667
Nat: $62,451
5yr Post-Grad
$19,148
/yr
$7,500
+$237k
Middlebury
VT
$90,917
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$32,102
/yr
$16,742
+$176k
Los Angeles
CA
$89,203
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$33,056
/yr
$18,309
+$159k
Wilkes-Barre
PA
$83,705
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$21,439
/yr
$27,000
+$159k
Hamilton
NY
$88,326
Nat: $62,451
5yr Post-Grad
$29,409
/yr
$5,500
+$152k
Manchester
Earnings shared by 2 University of New Hampshire campuses, which report as one program.
NH
$78,722
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$13,247
/yr
$23,565
+$151k
Vestal
NY
$77,478
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$20,907
/yr
$19,500
+$113k
Bloomington
IN
$74,151
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$16,003
/yr
$17,875
+$106k
Durham
Earnings shared by 2 University of New Hampshire campuses, which report as one program.
NH
$78,722
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$26,150
/yr
$23,565
+$104k
Saint Paul
MN
$80,971
Nat: $62,451
5yr Post-Grad
$27,851
/yr
$18,500
+$103k
Atlanta
GA
$73,795
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$16,754
/yr
$13,000
+$100k
Mount Pleasant
MI
$73,316
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$17,201
/yr
$27,000
+$95k
Philadelphia
PA
$78,295
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$29,577
/yr
$12,000
+$89k
New London
CT
$82,763
Nat: $62,451
5yr Post-Grad
$35,960
/yr
$27,000
+$87k
New York
NY
$82,031
Nat: $62,451
5yr Post-Grad
$35,737
/yr
$20,038
+$83k
New York
NY
$70,244
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$15,370
/yr
$18,442
+$78k
Waverly
IA
$75,248
Nat: $62,451
5yr Post-Grad
$23,374
/yr
$26,000
+$76k
Lewisburg
PA
$87,931
Nat: $62,451
5yr Post-Grad
$50,021
/yr
-
+$75k
Durham
NC
$73,140
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$23,706
/yr
$13,000
+$70k
Fairfax
VA
$68,546
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$14,697
/yr
$20,500
+$67k
Boston
Earnings shared by 2 Northeastern University campuses, which report as one program.
MA
$74,617
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$29,060
/yr
$22,500
+$62k
Boulder
CO
$71,942
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$23,708
/yr
$19,875
+$61k
Rock Island
IL
$71,707
Nat: $62,451
5yr Post-Grad
$21,153
/yr
$27,000
+$58k
Columbus
OH
$68,480
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$17,269
/yr
$20,500
+$58k
Santa Cruz
CA
$69,027
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$18,549
/yr
$18,032
+$57k
San Diego
CA
$72,910
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$29,539
/yr
$21,250
+$47k
Providence
RI
$71,063
Nat: $62,451
5yr Post-Grad
$26,976
/yr
$13,565
+$32k
Davis
CA
$63,720
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$14,318
/yr
$12,500
+$31k
Austin
TX
$65,124
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$18,554
/yr
$20,750
+$27k
Scranton
PA
$72,078
Nat: $62,451
5yr Post-Grad
$32,132
/yr
$25,250
+$21k
Schenectady
NY
$68,666
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$28,128
/yr
$21,929
+$20k
La Jolla
CA
$61,799
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$14,794
/yr
$12,617
+$13k
Waltham
MA
$68,179
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$30,606
/yr
$18,000
+$7k
Notre Dame
IN
$65,458
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$25,339
/yr
$17,780
+$5k
Provo
UT
$60,065
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$13,397
/yr
$9,652
+$4k
Kenosha
WI
$65,733
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$26,444
/yr
$23,500
+$3k
New York
NY
$66,787
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$28,930
/yr
$15,000
+$2k
Philadelphia
PA
$64,063
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$23,058
/yr
$21,500
+$2k
Tempe
AZ
-
Nat: $62,451
$14,694
/yr
$20,444
-$0
Searcy
AR
-
Nat: $62,451
$19,786
/yr
-
-$0
Conway
AR
-
Nat: $62,451
$23,177
/yr
-
-$0
Pasadena
CA
-
Nat: $62,451
$8,509
/yr
-
-$0
Claremont
CA
-
Nat: $62,451
$26,039
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $62,451
$22,767
/yr
-
-$0
Claremont
CA
-
Nat: $62,451
$36,135
/yr
-
-$0
Claremont
CA
-
Nat: $62,451
$18,978
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Clara
CA
-
Nat: $62,451
$50,570
/yr
$20,500
-$0
Claremont
CA
-
Nat: $62,451
$29,998
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado Springs
CO
-
Nat: $62,451
$27,951
/yr
-
-$0
Fort Collins
CO
-
Nat: $62,451
$22,247
/yr
$21,764
-$0
Regis University
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $62,451
$18,133
/yr
$17,082
-$0
Fairfield
CT
-
Nat: $62,451
$45,827
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $62,451
$41,302
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $62,451
$35,760
/yr
$15,100
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $62,451
$33,661
/yr
$14,970
-$0
Fort Lauderdale
FL
-
Nat: $62,451
$27,714
/yr
$14,379
-$0
Mercer University
Macon
GA
-
Nat: $62,451
$24,778
/yr
$23,500
-$0
Macon
GA
-
Nat: $62,451
$12,113
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $62,451
$16,776
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $62,451
$27,108
/yr
$24,500
-$0
Galesburg
IL
-
Nat: $62,451
$19,292
/yr
-
-$0
Lake Forest
IL
-
Nat: $62,451
$24,987
/yr
$26,000
-$0
Naperville
IL
-
Nat: $62,451
$22,836
/yr
$26,091
-$0
River Forest
IL
-
Nat: $62,451
$14,013
/yr
-
-$0
Richmond
IN
-
Nat: $62,451
$23,002
/yr
-
-$0
Evansville
IN
-
Nat: $62,451
$18,984
/yr
-
-$0
Hanover
IN
-
Nat: $62,451
$20,095
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana University-Southeast
New Albany
IN
-
Nat: $62,451
$10,026
/yr
-
-$0
Des Moines
IA
-
Nat: $62,451
$29,415
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa City
IA
-
Nat: $62,451
$22,508
/yr
$22,964
-$0
Dubuque
IA
-
Nat: $62,451
$22,910
/yr
-
-$0
Decorah
IA
-
Nat: $62,451
$23,945
/yr
-
-$0
Davenport
IA
-
Nat: $62,451
$23,689
/yr
-
-$0
Indianola
IA
-
Nat: $62,451
$20,460
/yr
-
-$0
Lexington
KY
-
Nat: $62,451
$18,868
/yr
$22,875
-$0
Morehead
KY
-
Nat: $62,451
$9,912
/yr
-
-$0
Highland Heights
KY
-
Nat: $62,451
$8,976
/yr
-
-$0
Lexington
KY
-
Nat: $62,451
$21,954
/yr
-
-$0
Shreveport
LA
-
Nat: $62,451
$25,053
/yr
-
-$0
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $62,451
$19,722
/yr
-
-$0
Lewiston
ME
-
Nat: $62,451
$27,390
/yr
-
-$0
Waterville
ME
-
Nat: $62,451
$19,835
/yr
-
-$0
Biddeford
ME
-
Nat: $62,451
$38,617
/yr
-
-$0
Amherst
MA
-
Nat: $62,451
$19,536
/yr
-
-$0
Cambridge
MA
-
Nat: $62,451
$14,815
/yr
-
-$0
South Hadley
MA
-
Nat: $62,451
$30,861
/yr
-
-$0
Weston
MA
-
Nat: $62,451
$25,506
/yr
-
-$0
Springfield
MA
-
Nat: $62,451
$27,077
/yr
-
-$0
Alma
MI
-
Nat: $62,451
$24,918
/yr
-
-$0
Ypsilanti
MI
-
Nat: $62,451
$16,628
/yr
-
-$0
Marquette
MI
-
Nat: $62,451
$12,759
/yr
-
-$0
University Center
MI
-
Nat: $62,451
$12,147
/yr
-
-$0
Moorhead
MN
-
Nat: $62,451
$22,280
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $62,451
$22,756
/yr
-
-$0
Jackson
MS
-
Nat: $62,451
$25,728
/yr
-
-$0
Drury University
Springfield
MO
-
Nat: $62,451
$23,078
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Louis
MO
-
Nat: $62,451
$29,674
/yr
$22,780
-$0
St. Louis
MO
-
Nat: $62,451
$13,360
/yr
$17,875
-$0
The University of Montana
Missoula
MT
-
Nat: $62,451
$21,302
/yr
-
-$0
Omaha
NE
-
Nat: $62,451
$32,456
/yr
-
-$0
Princeton
NJ
-
Nat: $62,451
$7,815
/yr
-
-$0
New Brunswick
NJ
-
Nat: $62,451
$24,897
/yr
$18,794
-$0
Newark
NJ
-
Nat: $62,451
$16,013
/yr
$18,794
-$0
Garden City
NY
-
Nat: $62,451
$26,646
/yr
$21,500
-$0
Bronx
NY
-
Nat: $62,451
$42,760
/yr
$20,000
-$0
Canton
NY
-
Nat: $62,451
$31,355
/yr
-
-$0
Geneseo
NY
-
Nat: $62,451
$18,952
/yr
$19,500
-$0
Berea
OH
-
Nat: $62,451
$27,222
/yr
-
-$0
Bowling Green
OH
-
Nat: $62,451
$21,453
/yr
-
-$0
Hiram
OH
-
Nat: $62,451
$20,753
/yr
-
-$0
Gambier
OH
-
Nat: $62,451
$33,279
/yr
-
-$0
Oxford
OH
-
Nat: $62,451
$29,447
/yr
$22,609
-$0
Alliance
OH
-
Nat: $62,451
$23,956
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville
OH
-
Nat: $62,451
$5,949
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
Chillicothe
OH
-
Nat: $62,451
$6,719
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Southern Campus
Ironton
OH
-
Nat: $62,451
$6,189
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
Lancaster
OH
-
Nat: $62,451
$6,593
/yr
-
-$0
Athens
OH
-
Nat: $62,451
$20,666
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus
Zanesville
OH
-
Nat: $62,451
$6,596
/yr
-
-$0
Delaware
OH
-
Nat: $62,451
$20,196
/yr
-
-$0
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $62,451
$32,800
/yr
-
-$0
Salem
OR
-
Nat: $62,451
$25,908
/yr
-
-$0
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $62,451
$35,780
/yr
$19,000
-$0
Cedar Crest College
Allentown
PA
-
Nat: $62,451
$23,513
/yr
-
-$0
Carlisle
PA
-
Nat: $62,451
$28,634
/yr
$20,750
-$0
Lancaster
PA
-
Nat: $62,451
$33,445
/yr
$19,500
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $62,451
$12,882
/yr
-
-$0
Annville
PA
-
Nat: $62,451
$28,059
/yr
-
-$0
Williamsport
PA
-
Nat: $62,451
$18,815
/yr
-
-$0
Bethlehem
PA
-
Nat: $62,451
$35,264
/yr
-
-$0
Swarthmore
PA
-
Nat: $62,451
$17,392
/yr
-
-$0
Thiel College
Greenville
PA
-
Nat: $62,451
$24,478
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
PA
-
Nat: $62,451
$21,690
/yr
-
-$0
New Wilmington
PA
-
Nat: $62,451
$19,484
/yr
-
-$0
Wilkes-Barre
PA
-
Nat: $62,451
$25,799
/yr
-
-$0
Greenville
SC
-
Nat: $62,451
$31,764
/yr
-
-$0
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $62,451
$32,648
/yr
-
-$0
Maryville
TN
-
Nat: $62,451
$20,677
/yr
-
-$0
Sewanee
TN
-
Nat: $62,451
$31,931
/yr
-
-$0
Fort Worth
TX
-
Nat: $62,451
$35,045
/yr
-
-$0
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $62,451
$22,962
/yr
$21,500
-$0
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $62,451
$22,516
/yr
-
-$0
Northfield
VT
-
Nat: $62,451
$26,676
/yr
-
-$0
Colchester
VT
-
Nat: $62,451
$29,915
/yr
-
-$0
Ashland
VA
-
Nat: $62,451
$28,145
/yr
-
-$0
Charlottesville
VA
-
Nat: $62,451
$18,056
/yr
-
-$0
Lexington
VA
-
Nat: $62,451
$25,279
/yr
-
-$0
Tacoma
WA
-
Nat: $62,451
$32,507
/yr
-
-$0
Appleton
WI
-
Nat: $62,451
$22,758
/yr
-
-$0
River Falls
WI
-
Nat: $62,451
$14,703
/yr
-
-$0
Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale
AZ
-
Nat: $62,451
$11,594
/yr
$20,444
-$0
Coral Gables
FL
$71,355
Nat: $62,451
5yr Post-Grad
$36,483
/yr
$16,552
-$178
Meadville
PA
$65,223
Nat: $62,451
5yr Post-Grad
$23,895
/yr
-
-$2k
Saint Paul
MN
$66,868
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$31,532
/yr
$24,250
-$6k
Richardson
TX
$59,498
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$15,271
/yr
$16,751
-$7k
Nashville
TN
$59,575
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$15,497
/yr
$13,000
-$7k
Chicago
IL
$56,869
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$9,540
/yr
$14,000
-$8k
Boston
MA
$68,888
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$36,503
/yr
$19,000
-$9k
Pittsburgh
PA
$65,239
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$29,362
/yr
$23,125
-$11k
Indianapolis
IN
$56,218
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$9,479
/yr
$14,000
-$13k
Minneapolis
MN
$59,568
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$17,330
/yr
$19,250
-$14k
Newark
DE
$59,009
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$16,337
/yr
$23,561
-$15k
Reno
NV
$57,769
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$13,797
/yr
$16,869
-$16k
Madison
WI
$58,824
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$16,600
/yr
$20,500
-$17k
Birmingham
AL
$59,169
Nat: $62,451
5yr Post-Grad
$15,630
/yr
$18,000
-$20k
Selinsgrove
PA
$63,729
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$28,585
/yr
-
-$21k
Hartford
CT
$67,115
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$37,004
/yr
$24,000
-$24k
Allendale
MI
$57,842
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$16,495
/yr
$25,000
-$25k
Cedar Rapids
IA
$58,716
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$18,647
/yr
$27,000
-$25k
Pullman
WA
$55,687
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$13,462
/yr
$20,500
-$32k
Omaha
NE
$55,043
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$12,898
/yr
$19,000
-$35k
Ann Arbor
MI
$55,436
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$14,362
/yr
$22,232
-$37k
Los Angeles
CA
$55,404
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$14,659
/yr
$14,985
-$38k
East Lansing
MI
$58,046
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$21,322
/yr
$21,000
-$41k
Collegeville
PA
$63,035
Nat: $62,451
5yr Post-Grad
$30,181
/yr
$27,000
-$42k
Blacksburg
VA
$59,714
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$25,808
/yr
$18,750
-$43k
Baltimore
MD
$56,324
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$18,431
/yr
$10,050
-$44k
Norton
MA
$61,194
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$31,147
/yr
$24,375
-$50k
Cincinnati
OH
$58,004
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$24,917
/yr
$19,500
-$54k
Riverside
CA
$51,865
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$12,672
/yr
$18,606
-$61k
Atlanta
GA
$51,367
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$12,365
/yr
$20,967
-$64k
Tucson
AZ
$52,571
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$17,125
/yr
$18,929
-$71k
Burlington
VT
$53,755
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$20,277
/yr
$19,500
-$72k
Williamsburg
VA
$52,161
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$18,880
/yr
$14,000
-$81k
Providence
RI
$48,514
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$10,959
/yr
-
-$83k
Bellingham
WA
$51,508
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$19,963
/yr
$19,500
-$90k
Chicago
IL
$58,373
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$36,340
/yr
$23,215
-$92k
Wooster
OH
$54,358
Nat: $62,451
5yr Post-Grad
$26,433
/yr
-
-$98k
Austin
TX
$50,936
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$26,034
/yr
$22,250
-$117k
Evanston
IL
$54,279
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$34,420
/yr
$18,000
-$119k
Madison
NJ
$50,259
Nat: $62,451
5yr Post-Grad
$25,614
/yr
-
-$129k
Syracuse
NY
$54,088
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$43,336
/yr
$25,500
-$153k
Waco
TX
$53,927
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$44,441
/yr
$23,465
-$158k
Brunswick
ME
$39,369
Nat: $62,451
2yr Post-Grad
$15,595
/yr
-
-$164k
Easton
MA
$44,747
Nat: $62,451
2yr Post-Grad
$36,082
/yr
$25,250
-$190k
New Orleans
LA
$48,464
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
$40,693
/yr
$21,500
-$190k
Boston
MA
$39,729
Nat: $62,451
2yr Post-Grad
$27,196
/yr
$27,000
-$203k
Wellesley
MA
$38,289
Nat: $62,451
2yr Post-Grad
$23,995
/yr
-
-$204k
Northampton
MA
$34,603
Nat: $62,451
2yr Post-Grad
$25,519
/yr
$10,000
-$243k
West Lafayette
IN
$25,194
Nat: $62,451
2yr Post-Grad
$14,851
/yr
$13,000
-$290k
Seattle
WA
$24,035
Nat: $62,451
2yr Post-Grad
$13,663
/yr
$14,756
-$297k
Irvine
CA
$24,035
Nat: $62,451
2yr Post-Grad
$13,866
/yr
$8,500
-$297k
Easton
PA
$32,563
Nat: $62,451
2yr Post-Grad
$35,879
/yr
$14,000
-$299k
Memphis
TN
$26,739
Nat: $62,451
2yr Post-Grad
$28,776
/yr
$20,500
-$326k
Clinton
NY
$23,579
Nat: $62,451
2yr Post-Grad
$25,793
/yr
$15,316
-$345k
Bethlehem
PA
$23,113
Nat: $62,451
2yr Post-Grad
$25,272
/yr
$18,625
-$347k
Saratoga Springs
NY
$25,194
Nat: $62,451
2yr Post-Grad
$31,829
/yr
$21,432
-$351k
Poughkeepsie
NY
$26,353
Nat: $62,451
2yr Post-Grad
$36,924
/yr
$19,000
-$359k
Oberlin
OH
$27,750
Nat: $62,451
2yr Post-Grad
$41,987
/yr
$21,500
-$364k
Allentown
PA
$15,552
Nat: $62,451
2yr Post-Grad
$25,253
/yr
$23,250
-$417k
Boston
Earnings shared by 2 Northeastern University campuses, which report as one program.
MA
$74,617
Nat: $62,451
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$22,500Cost not reported
Analysis Notes:
  • Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
  • Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).