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Bachelor's Degree•198 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 ($77,168)
P25-P75 Interval ($65,737 - $84,978)
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 ($78,023)
P25-P75 Interval ($65,900 - $87,835)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$10,873 per 100 SAT points (R² 0.45, 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 ($78,023)
P25-P75 Interval ($65,900 - $87,835)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$5,134 per 10 pts lower acceptance (R² 0.28, n=99)

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Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
St. Louis
MO
$162,355
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$13,360
/yr
-
+$782k
Los Angeles
CA
$129,425
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$14,659
/yr
-
+$531k
Provo
UT
$117,015
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$13,397
/yr
$9,748
+$442k
Villanova
PA
$123,614
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$41,536
/yr
-
+$390k
Bethlehem
PA
$113,630
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$25,272
/yr
$20,500
+$373k
Schenectady
NY
$114,064
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$28,128
/yr
-
+$366k
Coral Gables
FL
$116,367
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$36,483
/yr
$17,625
+$354k
Waltham
MA
$108,886
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$38,969
/yr
$25,616
+$288k
Fayetteville
AR
$97,743
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$17,571
/yr
$18,441
+$280k
Columbus
OH
$96,843
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$17,269
/yr
$20,500
+$274k
Oxford
OH
$101,674
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$29,447
/yr
$20,500
+$267k
Seattle
WA
$102,249
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$34,324
/yr
-
+$254k
Ames
IA
$93,379
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$18,517
/yr
-
+$243k
Ohio University-Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
OH
$89,098
Nat: $77,981
5yr Post-Grad
$5,949
/yr
-
+$243k
Ohio University-Southern Campus
Ironton
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
OH
$89,098
Nat: $77,981
5yr Post-Grad
$6,189
/yr
-
+$242k
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
Lancaster
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
OH
$89,098
Nat: $77,981
5yr Post-Grad
$6,593
/yr
-
+$240k
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus
Zanesville
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
OH
$89,098
Nat: $77,981
5yr Post-Grad
$6,596
/yr
-
+$240k
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
Chillicothe
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
OH
$89,098
Nat: $77,981
5yr Post-Grad
$6,719
/yr
-
+$240k
Columbia
SC
$94,547
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$22,197
/yr
$22,552
+$239k
New York
NY
$84,280
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$657
/yr
$12,500
+$238k
Salisbury
MD
$91,642
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$17,445
/yr
-
+$234k
Blacksburg
VA
$95,271
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$25,808
/yr
-
+$232k
Tucson
AZ
$90,045
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$17,125
/yr
$15,000
+$223k
Bowling Green
KY
$88,627
Nat: $77,981
5yr Post-Grad
$11,789
/yr
$12,000
+$218k
Chicago
IL
$93,563
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$27,108
/yr
$27,000
+$214k
Davis
CA
$87,455
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$14,318
/yr
-
+$213k
Atlanta
GA
$84,681
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$12,365
/yr
$20,000
+$199k
Athens
GA
$84,675
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$13,636
/yr
$15,000
+$195k
Athens
Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.
OH
$89,098
Nat: $77,981
5yr Post-Grad
$20,666
/yr
-
+$190k
South Orange
NJ
$92,079
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$31,552
/yr
$19,875
+$187k
Milledgeville
GA
$86,894
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$20,803
/yr
-
+$186k
Tuscaloosa
AL
$86,114
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$20,202
/yr
-
+$182k
Lincoln
NE
$83,175
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$16,214
/yr
-
+$174k
Hampden-Sydney
VA
$87,835
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$26,626
/yr
$26,000
+$172k
Columbus
OH
$84,669
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$20,550
/yr
-
+$170k
Raleigh
NC
$82,096
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$16,486
/yr
$17,356
+$165k
Beloit
WI
$84,668
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$23,216
/yr
-
+$160k
Santa Cruz
CA
$82,064
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$18,549
/yr
$13,500
+$157k
Baton Rouge
LA
$81,799
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$19,286
/yr
$16,604
+$152k
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington
TX
$80,711
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$17,040
/yr
$17,965
+$152k
Knoxville
TN
$80,415
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$18,314
/yr
$20,500
+$145k
Tampa
FL
$77,168
Nat: $77,981
5yr Post-Grad
$8,648
/yr
-
+$144k
Denton
TX
$78,740
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$15,358
/yr
-
+$143k
Irvine
CA
$77,807
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$13,866
/yr
$13,000
+$141k
Moscow
ID
$78,254
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$15,321
/yr
-
+$140k
Santa Barbara
CA
$84,815
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$29,343
/yr
$21,500
+$139k
Dayton
OH
$84,595
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$30,366
/yr
$23,375
+$134k
Long Beach
CA
$73,980
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$9,426
/yr
$15,000
+$128k
Laramie
WY
$76,958
Nat: $77,981
5yr Post-Grad
$13,647
/yr
-
+$124k
Louisville
KY
$75,845
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$14,960
/yr
-
+$122k
Orlando
FL
$74,103
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$11,516
/yr
$20,570
+$121k
Wichita
KS
$73,166
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$10,307
/yr
-
+$119k
Edwardsville
IL
$74,248
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$13,111
/yr
-
+$117k
Spartanburg
SC
$78,906
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$23,144
/yr
$23,250
+$116k
Wheaton
IL
$80,258
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$26,059
/yr
$21,500
+$116k
Milwaukee
WI
$81,897
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$30,561
/yr
-
+$112k
Saint Louis
MO
$80,588
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$29,674
/yr
$20,500
+$106k
Huntington
WV
$70,073
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$7,341
/yr
-
+$106k
San Marcos
TX
$74,435
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$16,660
/yr
$19,500
+$105k
Allendale
MI
$73,241
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$16,495
/yr
$19,500
+$97k
Norfolk
VA
$71,406
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$12,913
/yr
-
+$96k
Lexington
KY
$74,202
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$18,868
/yr
$21,476
+$96k
Cincinnati
OH
$80,165
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$31,905
/yr
-
+$94k
West Chester
PA
$77,951
Nat: $77,981
5yr Post-Grad
$24,778
/yr
$20,500
+$91k
Kennesaw
GA
$71,736
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$16,325
/yr
$20,234
+$86k
Waco
TX
$84,808
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$44,441
/yr
$18,500
+$85k
Farmington
ME
$72,966
Nat: $77,981
5yr Post-Grad
$17,158
/yr
-
+$81k
Orange
CA
$84,978
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$46,708
/yr
$20,500
+$78k
San Antonio
TX
$67,547
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$9,872
/yr
$19,949
+$77k
Oneonta
NY
$70,986
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$18,369
/yr
$19,095
+$73k
Colorado State University Pueblo
Pueblo
CO
$65,720
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$8,851
/yr
-
+$66k
Stillwater
OK
$69,153
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$17,058
/yr
$20,370
+$64k
Chicago
IL
$78,094
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$36,340
/yr
$24,730
+$63k
Nashville
TN
$76,276
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$32,648
/yr
-
+$62k
Huntsville
TX
$67,464
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$14,788
/yr
-
+$59k
Charlotte
NC
$67,182
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$15,142
/yr
$18,250
+$55k
Morgantown
WV
$68,161
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$18,020
/yr
$17,656
+$52k
Kent
OH
$68,757
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$20,294
/yr
-
+$49k
Jacksonville
FL
$64,541
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$11,689
/yr
-
+$47k
El Paso
TX
$62,838
Nat: $77,981
5yr Post-Grad
$6,803
/yr
$17,250
+$41k
Riverside
CA
$64,147
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$12,672
/yr
-
+$40k
Cookeville
TN
$65,900
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$16,830
/yr
-
+$39k
Cortland
NY
$66,644
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$22,125
/yr
$19,500
+$26k
Harrisonburg
VA
$64,493
Nat: $77,981
2yr Post-Grad
$23,550
/yr
-
+$24k
Flagstaff
AZ
$63,605
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$17,265
/yr
$12,000
+$19k
Russellville
AR
$60,515
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$11,332
/yr
-
+$16k
Conway
SC
$61,910
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$15,287
/yr
-
+$13k
Greensboro
NC
$60,309
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$12,291
/yr
-
+$10k
Birmingham
AL
-
Nat: $77,981
$15,630
/yr
-
-$0
Huntsville
AL
-
Nat: $77,981
$22,758
/yr
-
-$0
Florence
AL
-
Nat: $77,981
$17,850
/yr
-
-$0
Birmingham
AL
-
Nat: $77,981
$32,950
/yr
-
-$0
Troy University
Troy
AL
-
Nat: $77,981
$13,943
/yr
-
-$0
Jonesboro
AR
-
Nat: $77,981
$15,441
/yr
-
-$0
Pasadena
CA
-
Nat: $77,981
$8,509
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Barbara
CA
-
Nat: $77,981
$16,807
/yr
-
-$0
Redlands
CA
-
Nat: $77,981
$30,924
/yr
-
-$0
Pensacola
FL
-
Nat: $77,981
$9,443
/yr
-
-$0
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $77,981
$38,626
/yr
-
-$0
Mount Berry
GA
-
Nat: $77,981
$21,964
/yr
-
-$0
Valdosta State University
Valdosta
GA
-
Nat: $77,981
$10,804
/yr
-
-$0
University of West Georgia
Carrollton
GA
-
Nat: $77,981
$11,787
/yr
-
-$0
Nampa
ID
-
Nat: $77,981
$25,262
/yr
-
-$0
Peoria
IL
-
Nat: $77,981
$22,469
/yr
-
-$0
Lisle
IL
-
Nat: $77,981
$18,910
/yr
-
-$0
Romeoville
IL
-
Nat: $77,981
$17,318
/yr
-
-$0
Carbondale
IL
-
Nat: $77,981
$12,554
/yr
-
-$0
Macomb
IL
-
Nat: $77,981
$10,018
/yr
-
-$0
Mount Vernon
IA
-
Nat: $77,981
$25,297
/yr
-
-$0
Ottawa University-Ottawa
Ottawa
KS
-
Nat: $77,981
$27,572
/yr
-
-$0
Ottawa University-Kansas City
Overland Park
KS
-
Nat: $77,981
-
/yr
-
-$0
Topeka
KS
-
Nat: $77,981
$11,023
/yr
-
-$0
Dillard University
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $77,981
$26,363
/yr
-
-$0
Grambling State University
Grambling
LA
-
Nat: $77,981
$19,214
/yr
-
-$0
Louisiana Christian University
Pineville
LA
-
Nat: $77,981
$20,268
/yr
-
-$0
Ruston
LA
-
Nat: $77,981
$11,959
/yr
-
-$0
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $77,981
$21,888
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $77,981
$40,008
/yr
-
-$0
Ypsilanti
MI
-
Nat: $77,981
$16,628
/yr
-
-$0
Holland
MI
-
Nat: $77,981
$26,392
/yr
-
-$0
Northwood University
Midland
MI
-
Nat: $77,981
$25,908
/yr
-
-$0
Rochester Hills
MI
-
Nat: $77,981
$11,815
/yr
-
-$0
University Center
MI
-
Nat: $77,981
$12,147
/yr
-
-$0
Kalamazoo
MI
-
Nat: $77,981
$13,902
/yr
-
-$0
Jackson State University
Jackson
MS
-
Nat: $77,981
$34,119
/yr
-
-$0
University
MS
-
Nat: $77,981
$13,752
/yr
-
-$0
Mississippi State
MS
-
Nat: $77,981
$18,781
/yr
-
-$0
Missouri Southern State University
Joplin
MO
-
Nat: $77,981
$10,836
/yr
-
-$0
Missouri Valley College
Marshall
MO
-
Nat: $77,981
$24,230
/yr
-
-$0
Maryville
MO
-
Nat: $77,981
$16,120
/yr
-
-$0
Lawrenceville
NJ
-
Nat: $77,981
$24,780
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn
NY
-
Nat: $77,981
$3,245
/yr
-
-$0
Hempstead
NY
-
Nat: $77,981
$30,647
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $77,981
$38,195
/yr
-
-$0
Grand Forks
ND
-
Nat: $77,981
$18,131
/yr
-
-$0
Cedarville
OH
-
Nat: $77,981
$23,335
/yr
-
-$0
Cleveland
OH
-
Nat: $77,981
$13,754
/yr
-
-$0
Wooster
OH
-
Nat: $77,981
$26,433
/yr
-
-$0
Wright State University-Main Campus
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $77,981
$13,715
/yr
-
-$0
Youngstown
OH
-
Nat: $77,981
$9,161
/yr
-
-$0
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Bartlesville
OK
-
Nat: $77,981
$30,061
/yr
-
-$0
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond
OK
-
Nat: $77,981
$18,348
/yr
-
-$0
Oklahoma City
OK
-
Nat: $77,981
$36,514
/yr
-
-$0
Norman
OK
-
Nat: $77,981
$15,531
/yr
$16,088
-$0
Glenside
PA
-
Nat: $77,981
$25,397
/yr
-
-$0
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $77,981
$37,704
/yr
-
-$0
Elizabethtown
PA
-
Nat: $77,981
$25,682
/yr
-
-$0
Erie
PA
-
Nat: $77,981
$24,443
/yr
-
-$0
Erie
PA
-
Nat: $77,981
$26,486
/yr
-
-$0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
Erie
PA
-
Nat: $77,981
$23,165
/yr
-
-$0
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $77,981
$33,675
/yr
-
-$0
Loretto
PA
-
Nat: $77,981
$28,219
/yr
-
-$0
Latrobe
PA
-
Nat: $77,981
$23,122
/yr
-
-$0
Selinsgrove
PA
-
Nat: $77,981
$28,585
/yr
-
-$0
Chester
PA
-
Nat: $77,981
$26,151
/yr
-
-$0
Francis Marion University
Florence
SC
-
Nat: $77,981
$10,890
/yr
-
-$0
Clinton
SC
-
Nat: $77,981
$20,154
/yr
-
-$0
South Carolina State University
Orangeburg
SC
-
Nat: $77,981
$18,030
/yr
-
-$0
Brookings
SD
-
Nat: $77,981
$20,139
/yr
$21,500
-$0
Johnson City
TN
-
Nat: $77,981
$14,208
/yr
-
-$0
Martin
TN
-
Nat: $77,981
$10,211
/yr
-
-$0
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi
TX
-
Nat: $77,981
$13,843
/yr
-
-$0
Lamar University
Beaumont
TX
-
Nat: $77,981
$7,984
/yr
-
-$0
Belton
TX
-
Nat: $77,981
$29,143
/yr
-
-$0
Wichita Falls
TX
-
Nat: $77,981
$11,793
/yr
-
-$0
Stephenville
TX
-
Nat: $77,981
$20,525
/yr
-
-$0
Tyler
TX
-
Nat: $77,981
$13,476
/yr
-
-$0
Canyon
TX
-
Nat: $77,981
$17,909
/yr
-
-$0
Weber State University
Ogden
UT
-
Nat: $77,981
$10,237
/yr
-
-$0
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $77,981
$22,516
/yr
-
-$0
Hampton
VA
-
Nat: $77,981
$25,683
/yr
-
-$0
Winchester
VA
-
Nat: $77,981
$31,149
/yr
-
-$0
Virginia State University
Petersburg
VA
-
Nat: $77,981
$14,893
/yr
-
-$0
Waukesha
WI
-
Nat: $77,981
$24,205
/yr
-
-$0
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro
San Juan
PR
-
Nat: $77,981
$10,081
/yr
-
-$0
San Juan
PR
-
Nat: $77,981
$11,860
/yr
-
-$0
Ave Maria
FL
-
Nat: $77,981
$25,893
/yr
-
-$0
Ottawa University-Online
Overland Park
KS
-
Nat: $77,981
$13,986
/yr
-
-$0
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $77,981
$12,651
/yr
-
-$0
California
PA
-
Nat: $77,981
$17,839
/yr
-
-$0
Richmond
VA
$64,164
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$25,037
/yr
$19,092
-$4k
The University of Arizona Global Campus
Chandler
AZ
$65,737
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$28,679
/yr
-
-$5k
Memphis
TN
$57,162
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$12,192
/yr
-
-$15k
Greensboro College
Greensboro
NC
$59,215
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$18,187
/yr
$18,400
-$20k
Statesboro
GA
$57,606
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$16,785
/yr
-
-$28k
Utica
NY
$60,150
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$24,195
/yr
-
-$34k
Santa Clara
CA
$69,338
Nat: $77,981
2yr Post-Grad
$50,570
/yr
-
-$34k
Wilmington
NC
$55,512
Nat: $77,981
2yr Post-Grad
$19,570
/yr
-
-$37k
Highland Heights
KY
$49,683
Nat: $77,981
2yr Post-Grad
$8,976
/yr
-
-$49k
Dudley
MA
$55,964
Nat: $77,981
2yr Post-Grad
$31,983
/yr
-
-$77k
Boise
ID
$49,436
Nat: $77,981
2yr Post-Grad
$18,423
/yr
-
-$85k
Nacogdoches
TX
$47,260
Nat: $77,981
2yr Post-Grad
$15,928
/yr
-
-$95k
Saint Cloud
MN
$46,087
Nat: $77,981
2yr Post-Grad
$16,062
/yr
-
-$106k
Delaware
OH
$43,798
Nat: $77,981
2yr Post-Grad
$20,196
/yr
-
-$141k
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus
San Juan
PR
$38,400
Nat: $77,981
4yr Post-Grad
$6,826
/yr
-
-$155k
Murfreesboro
TN
$38,289
Nat: $77,981
2yr Post-Grad
$12,562
/yr
-
-$163k
Lafayette
LA
$32,382
Nat: $77,981
2yr Post-Grad
$14,924
/yr
-
-$225k
Tennessee State University
Nashville
TN
$31,133
Nat: $77,981
2yr Post-Grad
$12,154
/yr
-
-$226k
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).