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Bachelor's Degree•59 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 ($88,746)

P25-P75 Interval ($82,548 - $94,143)

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 ($88,770)

P25-P75 Interval ($82,548 - $94,449)

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 ($88,770)

P25-P75 Interval ($82,548 - $94,449)

HS Baseline ($35,872)

Column median

Trend: +$3,407 per 10 pts lower acceptance (R² 0.34, n=33)

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Institution	State	Earnings	Avg Net Price	Median Debt	Lifetime Value Added
Stanford University Stanford	CA	$139,695 Nat: $89,619 5yr Post-Grad	$12,307 /yr	-	+$596k
University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock	AR	$108,380 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$9,940 /yr	$33,768	+$389k
New York University New York	NY	$114,572 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$35,737 /yr	$19,000	+$343k
Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale Earnings shared by 2 Arizona State University campuses, which report as one program.	AZ	$102,320 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$11,594 /yr	$26,968	+$337k
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe Earnings shared by 2 Arizona State University campuses, which report as one program.	AZ	$102,320 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$14,694 /yr	$26,968	+$325k
University of Arizona Tucson	AZ	$101,557 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$17,125 /yr	-	+$311k
Michigan Technological University Houghton	MI	$93,993 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$13,446 /yr	-	+$266k
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga	TN	$92,900 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$15,026 /yr	$19,537	+$252k
Miami University-Oxford Oxford	OH	$99,473 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$29,447 /yr	-	+$251k
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken	NJ	$101,798 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$37,396 /yr	$23,250	+$240k
Michigan State University East Lansing	MI	$94,143 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$21,322 /yr	$19,576	+$239k
Clemson University Clemson	SC	$94,449 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$22,032 /yr	$19,500	+$239k
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla	MO	$91,035 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$15,772 /yr	$26,500	+$235k
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo	MI	$88,746 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$13,902 /yr	-	+$225k
University of the Pacific Stockton	CA	$92,718 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$24,186 /yr	-	+$218k
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette	IN	$87,914 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$14,851 /yr	-	+$215k
University of Southern California Los Angeles	CA	$96,120 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$33,056 /yr	-	+$212k
Morehead State University Morehead	KY	$85,181 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$9,912 /yr	-	+$212k
California State University-Chico Chico	CA	$86,430 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$14,157 /yr	-	+$206k
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green	OH	$89,514 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$21,453 /yr	$23,250	+$203k
Purdue University Northwest Hammond	IN	$82,075 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$6,223 /yr	-	+$201k
University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie	WI	$86,490 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$17,533 /yr	$19,500	+$194k
Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro	TN	$83,405 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$12,562 /yr	$16,150	+$189k
University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg	SC	$86,064 Nat: $89,619 5yr Post-Grad	$15,680 /yr	-	+$185k
Washburn University Topeka	KS	$80,436 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$11,023 /yr	-	+$172k
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester	NY	$92,780 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$37,232 /yr	$23,250	+$172k
Utah Valley University Orem	UT	$83,278 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$17,558 /yr	$12,500	+$170k
Iowa State University Ames	IA	$82,548 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$18,517 /yr	$22,475	+$161k
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago	IL	$84,305 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$22,443 /yr	-	+$160k
Clarkson University Potsdam	NY	$88,793 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$32,137 /yr	$24,908	+$159k
Art Center College of Design Pasadena	CA	$92,293 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$48,389 /yr	$34,875	+$128k
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg	VA	$81,618 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$25,808 /yr	-	+$127k
Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti	MI	$75,528 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$16,628 /yr	$15,000	+$114k
Eastern Kentucky University Richmond	KY	$63,749 Nat: $89,619 2yr Post-Grad	$11,925 /yr	-	+$60k
Utah State University Logan	UT	$66,613 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$12,644 /yr	$15,240	+$60k
Arkansas State University Jonesboro	AR	$67,403 Nat: $89,619 5yr Post-Grad	$15,441 /yr	-	+$45k
Claremont McKenna College Claremont	CA	- Nat: $89,619	$26,039 /yr	-	-$0
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago	IL	- Nat: $89,619	$9,540 /yr	-	-$0
University of Southern Indiana Evansville	IN	- Nat: $89,619	$13,373 /yr	-	-$0
Indiana State University Terre Haute	IN	- Nat: $89,619	$10,103 /yr	-	-$0
William Penn University Oskaloosa	IA	- Nat: $89,619	$23,749 /yr	-	-$0
Pittsburg State University Pittsburg	KS	- Nat: $89,619	$14,291 /yr	$24,006	-$0
Bemidji State University Bemidji	MN	- Nat: $89,619	$16,327 /yr	-	-$0
University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul	MN	- Nat: $89,619	$23,688 /yr	-	-$0
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro	NM	- Nat: $89,619	$20,862 /yr	-	-$0
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury	NY	- Nat: $89,619	$22,613 /yr	-	-$0
SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton	NY	- Nat: $89,619	$12,696 /yr	-	-$0
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati	OH	- Nat: $89,619	$24,917 /yr	-	-$0
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh	PA	- Nat: $89,619	$35,780 /yr	-	-$0
University of Scranton Scranton	PA	- Nat: $89,619	$32,132 /yr	-	-$0
Christian Brothers University Memphis	TN	- Nat: $89,619	$16,842 /yr	-	-$0
St. Mary's University San Antonio	TX	- Nat: $89,619	$17,775 /yr	-	-$0
Texas State University San Marcos	TX	- Nat: $89,619	$16,660 /yr	-	-$0
Bluefield State University Bluefield	WV	- Nat: $89,619	$11,130 /yr	-	-$0
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Angola	IN	- Nat: $89,619	$18,728 /yr	-	-$0
University of Management and Technology Arlington	VA	- Nat: $89,619	- /yr	-	-$0
Kennesaw State University Kennesaw	GA	- Nat: $89,619	$16,325 /yr	-	-$0
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo	PR	$56,768 Nat: $89,619 4yr Post-Grad	$7,134 /yr	$16,207	-$33
West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg	WV	$53,358 Nat: $89,619 2yr Post-Grad	- /yr	-	-$20k

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).