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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 ($57,249)
P25-P75 Interval ($47,979 - $61,036)
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 ($56,693)
P25-P75 Interval ($47,979 - $61,036)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

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 ($56,693)
P25-P75 Interval ($47,979 - $61,036)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

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
Philadelphia
PA
$93,811
Nat: $57,149
4yr Post-Grad
$37,529
/yr
-
+$178k
Mahwah
NJ
$67,497
Nat: $57,149
5yr Post-Grad
$16,382
/yr
-
+$43k
Montclair
NJ
$61,036
Nat: $57,149
4yr Post-Grad
$15,193
/yr
$21,315
+$6k
Brenau University
Gainesville
GA
-
Nat: $57,149
$17,968
/yr
-
-$0
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield
IL
-
Nat: $57,149
$7,528
/yr
-
-$0
Kalamazoo
MI
-
Nat: $57,149
$13,902
/yr
-
-$0
Fulton
MO
-
Nat: $57,149
$26,458
/yr
-
-$0
Lincoln
NE
-
Nat: $57,149
$16,214
/yr
-
-$0
Newark
NJ
-
Nat: $57,149
$18,783
/yr
-
-$0
Queens
NY
-
Nat: $57,149
$24,508
/yr
-
-$0
Oberlin
OH
-
Nat: $57,149
$41,987
/yr
-
-$0
National American University-Rapid City
Rapid City
SD
-
Nat: $57,149
$31,654
/yr
-
-$0
Muncie
IN
$57,249
Nat: $57,149
4yr Post-Grad
$13,877
/yr
$21,375
-$20k
Bellevue University
Bellevue
NE
$56,136
Nat: $57,149
4yr Post-Grad
$11,743
/yr
-
-$22k
Philadelphia
PA
$60,714
Nat: $57,149
4yr Post-Grad
$23,058
/yr
$26,280
-$25k
Bristol
RI
$66,230
Nat: $57,149
4yr Post-Grad
$37,645
/yr
$27,000
-$33k
Rochester
NY
$60,186
Nat: $57,149
4yr Post-Grad
$30,265
/yr
$21,500
-$55k
Tucson
AZ
$53,868
Nat: $57,149
4yr Post-Grad
$17,125
/yr
$21,622
-$60k
Berkeley College-New York
New York
NY
$60,338
Nat: $57,149
4yr Post-Grad
$32,052
/yr
$30,441
-$60k
University of Baltimore
Baltimore
MD
$48,988
Nat: $57,149
4yr Post-Grad
$6,270
/yr
-
-$62k
Central Penn College
Summerdale
PA
$47,979
Nat: $57,149
4yr Post-Grad
$15,056
/yr
$24,714
-$102k
Humphreys University
Stockton
CA
$46,909
Nat: $57,149
5yr Post-Grad
$13,473
/yr
-
-$113k
Statesboro
GA
$45,504
Nat: $57,149
5yr Post-Grad
$16,785
/yr
-
-$137k
Berkeley College-Woodland Park
Woodland Park
NJ
$43,968
Nat: $57,149
4yr Post-Grad
$16,902
/yr
$31,000
-$143k
Superior
WI
$25,967
Nat: $57,149
2yr Post-Grad
$13,843
/yr
-
-$280k
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).