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Bachelor's Degree•120 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 ($95,354)

P25-P75 Interval ($90,363 - $102,222)

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 ($97,760)

P25-P75 Interval ($90,729 - $102,563)

HS Baseline ($35,872)

Column median

Trend: +$5,063 per 100 SAT points (R² 0.31, n=78)

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 ($97,760)

P25-P75 Interval ($90,729 - $102,563)

HS Baseline ($35,872)

Column median

Trend: +$2,387 per 10 pts lower acceptance (R² 0.19, n=93)

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Institution	State	Earnings	Avg Net Price	Median Debt	Lifetime Value Added
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta	GA	$128,003 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$12,028 /yr	$20,071	+$529k
Northwestern University Evanston	IL	$138,720 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$34,420 /yr	$13,992	+$529k
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor	MI	$117,930 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$14,362 /yr	$20,500	+$445k
San Jose State University San Jose	CA	$119,007 Nat: $98,442 5yr Post-Grad	$14,241 /yr	-	+$436k
Lehigh University Bethlehem	PA	$121,498 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$25,272 /yr	$19,000	+$433k
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.	CT	$111,672 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$8,616 /yr	$20,824	+$418k
University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.	CT	$111,672 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$11,184 /yr	$20,824	+$409k
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.	CT	$111,672 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$13,961 /yr	$20,824	+$399k
University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.	CT	$111,672 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$14,226 /yr	$20,824	+$398k
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg	VA	$116,641 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$25,808 /yr	$20,500	+$394k
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo	CA	$112,797 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$18,832 /yr	$18,999	+$390k
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle	WA	$109,575 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$13,663 /yr	-	+$384k
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison	WI	$110,711 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$16,600 /yr	$19,750	+$382k
University of Connecticut Storrs Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.	CT	$111,672 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$24,342 /yr	$20,824	+$362k
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette	IN	$107,031 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$14,851 /yr	$19,000	+$361k
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus	OH	$106,932 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$17,269 /yr	$19,250	+$351k
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville	TN	$107,093 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$18,314 /yr	$12,000	+$349k
Northeastern University Boston	MA	$111,430 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$29,060 /yr	$23,750	+$343k
University of Louisville Louisville	KY	$104,538 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$14,960 /yr	-	+$341k
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign	IL	$103,143 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$13,042 /yr	$20,000	+$338k
Wayne State University Detroit	MI	$101,990 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$11,212 /yr	-	+$335k
Oakland University Rochester Hills	MI	$102,222 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$11,815 /yr	-	+$335k
Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.	OH	$99,364 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$5,949 /yr	-	+$334k
University of Southern California Los Angeles	CA	$112,150 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$33,056 /yr	$22,500	+$334k
Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.	OH	$99,364 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$6,189 /yr	-	+$333k
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.	OH	$99,364 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$6,593 /yr	-	+$332k
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.	OH	$99,364 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$6,596 /yr	-	+$332k
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.	OH	$99,364 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$6,719 /yr	-	+$332k
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe	AZ	$102,439 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$14,694 /yr	$21,500	+$326k
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie Earnings shared by 2 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.	PA	$104,758 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$23,165 /yr	$25,625	+$313k
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.	OR	$101,653 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$17,853 /yr	$19,392	+$309k
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark	NJ	$101,547 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$18,783 /yr	$24,000	+$305k
Florida State University Tallahassee	FL	$96,504 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$8,605 /yr	-	+$303k
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh	NC	$100,172 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$16,486 /yr	$17,464	+$303k
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck	NY	$102,563 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$22,888 /yr	-	+$298k
Oregon State University Corvallis Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.	OR	$101,653 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$21,504 /yr	$19,392	+$296k
University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia	MO	$101,380 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$21,142 /yr	$21,454	+$295k
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona	CA	$95,835 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$9,404 /yr	$12,750	+$295k
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman	OK	$98,394 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$15,531 /yr	$19,500	+$292k
West Virginia University Morgantown	WV	$99,180 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$18,020 /yr	$23,335	+$289k
California State University-East Bay Hayward	CA	$93,793 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$6,858 /yr	-	+$289k
University of Arkansas Fayetteville	AR	$98,765 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$17,571 /yr	$21,537	+$288k
The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington	TX	$97,788 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$17,040 /yr	$18,476	+$282k
Ohio University-Main Campus Athens Earnings shared by 6 Ohio University campuses, which report as one program.	OH	$99,364 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$20,666 /yr	-	+$281k
University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth	MN	$97,732 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$17,395 /yr	$26,450	+$281k
University of Houston Houston	TX	$94,814 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$11,439 /yr	$16,250	+$280k
Texas Tech University Lubbock	TX	$98,266 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$19,890 /yr	$25,000	+$276k
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park Earnings shared by 2 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.	PA	$104,758 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$33,675 /yr	$25,625	+$276k
North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro	NC	$93,183 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$9,884 /yr	$26,500	+$273k
Lamar University Beaumont	TX	$91,806 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$7,984 /yr	-	+$269k
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester	NY	$105,313 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$37,232 /yr	$27,250	+$267k
Auburn University Auburn	AL	$99,441 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$25,424 /yr	$19,000	+$265k
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst	MA	$97,791 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$22,857 /yr	$27,000	+$261k
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater	OK	$94,692 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$17,058 /yr	$16,750	+$259k
University of Central Florida Orlando	FL	$91,630 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$11,516 /yr	$16,500	+$255k
University of South Florida Tampa	FL	$90,040 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$8,648 /yr	$17,597	+$253k
Texas A&M University-College Station College Station	TX	$95,918 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$21,527 /yr	$17,148	+$252k
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo	MI	$92,306 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$13,902 /yr	-	+$252k
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge	LA	$94,748 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$19,286 /yr	$20,812	+$251k
Binghamton University Vestal	NY	$95,354 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$20,907 /yr	$18,257	+$250k
East Texas A&M University Commerce	TX	$91,614 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$13,974 /yr	-	+$246k
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh	PA	$98,654 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$29,362 /yr	$22,750	+$245k
University of Iowa Iowa City	IA	$95,347 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$22,508 /yr	$25,125	+$244k
Kansas State University Manhattan	KS	$93,098 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$18,210 /yr	$11,000	+$242k
University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville	AL	$95,153 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$22,758 /yr	$19,500	+$242k
Iowa State University Ames	IA	$92,914 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$18,517 /yr	$23,250	+$240k
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis	MN	$92,241 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$17,330 /yr	$20,500	+$239k
Mississippi State University Mississippi State	MS	$92,332 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$18,781 /yr	$21,750	+$235k
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy	NY	$98,509 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$32,758 /yr	$19,718	+$231k
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City	SD	$92,815 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$20,827 /yr	$25,431	+$231k
Louisiana Tech University Ruston	LA	$88,619 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$11,959 /yr	-	+$231k
Texas State University San Marcos	TX	$90,729 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$16,660 /yr	$24,742	+$230k
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick	NJ	$94,382 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$24,897 /yr	$17,500	+$228k
Clemson University Clemson	SC	$92,491 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$22,032 /yr	$21,500	+$224k
Youngstown State University Youngstown	OH	$86,340 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$9,161 /yr	-	+$223k
University of Miami Coral Gables	FL	$99,068 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$36,483 /yr	$22,375	+$222k
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago	IL	$86,202 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$9,540 /yr	$20,500	+$221k
University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville	WI	$88,918 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$15,451 /yr	$22,190	+$220k
Liberty University Lynchburg	VA	$94,928 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$29,235 /yr	-	+$217k
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies Fort Wayne Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Institute of Technology campuses, which report as one program.	IN	$90,363 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$20,111 /yr	$30,215	+$215k
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester	MA	$101,554 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$43,885 /yr	$23,249	+$215k
Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Institute of Technology campuses, which report as one program.	IN	$90,363 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$22,171 /yr	$30,215	+$207k
University of Rhode Island Kingston	RI	$90,399 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$22,469 /yr	$25,500	+$206k
The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso	TX	$82,391 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$6,803 /yr	$10,882	+$202k
Bradley University Peoria	IL	$89,362 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$22,469 /yr	$27,000	+$199k
Montana State University Bozeman	MT	$88,087 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$23,106 /yr	-	+$187k
North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo	ND	$84,016 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$15,636 /yr	$27,000	+$182k
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville	IL	$82,744 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$13,111 /yr	-	+$182k
University at Buffalo Buffalo	NY	$86,118 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$21,775 /yr	$16,375	+$176k
Northern Illinois University Dekalb	IL	$82,584 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$14,505 /yr	$20,000	+$176k
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee	WI	$82,763 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$15,625 /yr	-	+$173k
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee	WI	$87,279 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$27,027 /yr	$27,000	+$166k
Morgan State University Baltimore	MD	$81,416 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$14,653 /yr	-	+$166k
Kettering University Flint	MI	$86,265 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$29,797 /yr	$21,961	+$149k
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez	PR	$75,096 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$14,997 /yr	$8,375	+$117k
Kent State University at Kent Kent	OH	$72,958 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$20,294 /yr	-	+$81k
Wichita State University Wichita	KS	$63,005 Nat: $98,442 2yr Post-Grad	$10,307 /yr	$21,000	+$60k
Saint Ambrose University Davenport	IA	$63,005 Nat: $98,442 2yr Post-Grad	$23,689 /yr	-	+$11k
University of Arizona Tucson	AZ	- Nat: $98,442	$17,125 /yr	-	-$0
California State University-Northridge Northridge	CA	- Nat: $98,442	$6,346 /yr	-	-$0
University of San Diego San Diego	CA	- Nat: $98,442	$29,539 /yr	-	-$0
Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo	CO	- Nat: $98,442	$8,851 /yr	-	-$0
Quinnipiac University Hamden	CT	- Nat: $98,442	$41,729 /yr	-	-$0
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee	FL	- Nat: $98,442	$15,220 /yr	-	-$0
Fort Hays State University Hays	KS	- Nat: $98,442	$16,333 /yr	-	-$0
Western New England University Springfield	MA	- Nat: $98,442	$27,077 /yr	-	-$0
Lawrence Technological University Southfield	MI	- Nat: $98,442	$33,466 /yr	-	-$0
University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn	MI	- Nat: $98,442	$7,863 /yr	-	-$0
New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces	NM	- Nat: $98,442	$6,313 /yr	-	-$0
Columbia University in the City of New York New York	NY	- Nat: $98,442	$15,370 /yr	-	-$0
Hofstra University Hempstead	NY	- Nat: $98,442	$30,647 /yr	-	-$0
Gannon University Erie	PA	- Nat: $98,442	$24,443 /yr	-	-$0
Francis Marion University Florence	SC	- Nat: $98,442	$10,890 /yr	-	-$0
University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken	SC	- Nat: $98,442	$14,565 /yr	-	-$0
St. Mary's University San Antonio	TX	- Nat: $98,442	$17,775 /yr	-	-$0
University of Vermont Burlington	VT	- Nat: $98,442	$20,277 /yr	-	-$0
Caribbean University-Bayamon Bayamon	PR	- Nat: $98,442	$11,030 /yr	-	-$0
Caribbean University-Ponce Ponce	PR	- Nat: $98,442	$11,630 /yr	-	-$0
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Bayamon	PR	$56,541 Nat: $98,442 4yr Post-Grad	$9,597 /yr	-	-$11k
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Hato Rey	PR	$25,194 Nat: $98,442 2yr Post-Grad	$13,797 /yr	$23,000	-$286k

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).