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Bachelor's Degree•108 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 ($65,861)
P25-P75 Interval ($57,628 - $72,295)
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 ($65,434)
P25-P75 Interval ($57,628 - $72,295)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$3,091 per 100 SAT points (R² 0.09, n=44)
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 ($65,434)
P25-P75 Interval ($57,628 - $72,295)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$1,057 per 10 pts lower acceptance (R² 0.03, n=67)
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Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Berkeley | CA | $103,546 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $14,538 /yr | $14,935 | +$335k |
Santa Barbara | CA | $90,061 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $16,807 /yr | $14,607 | +$224k |
Northridge | CA | $82,737 Nat: $62,582 5yr Post-Grad | $6,346 /yr | - | +$194k |
San Diego | CA | $81,122 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $13,243 /yr | - | +$169k |
Moscow | ID | $81,247 Nat: $62,582 5yr Post-Grad | $15,321 /yr | - | +$150k |
Clemson | SC | $81,526 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $22,032 /yr | $23,250 | +$140k |
Pullman | WA | $76,384 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $13,462 /yr | - | +$132k |
Long Beach | CA | $73,988 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $9,426 /yr | - | +$128k |
Athens | GA | $76,504 Nat: $62,582 5yr Post-Grad | $13,636 /yr | $13,000 | +$121k |
Chico | CA | $74,888 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $14,157 /yr | - | +$118k |
Davis | CA | $74,343 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $14,318 /yr | $12,090 | +$113k |
Seattle | WA | $73,944 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $13,663 /yr | $18,694 | +$113k |
Riverside | CA | $72,295 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $12,672 /yr | $17,145 | +$103k |
Los Angeles | CA | $65,366 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $2,385 /yr | - | +$87k |
Iowa City | IA | $76,055 Nat: $62,582 5yr Post-Grad | $22,508 /yr | $25,000 | +$85k |
Ogden | UT | $68,597 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $10,237 /yr | $15,000 | +$84k |
Laramie | WY | $71,144 Nat: $62,582 5yr Post-Grad | $13,647 /yr | - | +$80k |
Oxford | OH | $77,163 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $29,447 /yr | $20,500 | +$80k |
Gainesville Earnings shared by 2 University of Florida campuses, which report as one program. | FL | $64,285 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $4,336 /yr | $12,345 | +$71k |
Bloomington | IN | $69,128 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $16,003 /yr | - | +$67k |
Gainesville Earnings shared by 2 University of Florida campuses, which report as one program. | FL | $64,285 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $5,969 /yr | $12,345 | +$65k |
Madison | WI | $68,397 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $16,600 /yr | $20,500 | +$59k |
La Crosse | WI | $68,454 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $17,064 /yr | $24,250 | +$58k |
Lubbock | TX | $69,628 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $19,890 /yr | $20,500 | +$57k |
Provo | UT | $66,603 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $13,397 /yr | $7,750 | +$57k |
Minneapolis | MN | $68,398 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $17,330 /yr | $20,500 | +$57k |
Reno | NV | $66,355 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $13,797 /yr | $15,500 | +$53k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $74,831 Nat: $62,582 5yr Post-Grad | $29,362 /yr | $20,906 | +$52k |
Auburn | AL | $72,694 Nat: $62,582 5yr Post-Grad | $25,424 /yr | $17,496 | +$50k |
Fort Collins | CO | $69,269 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $22,247 /yr | $27,000 | +$46k |
Columbus | OH | $66,222 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $17,269 /yr | $18,625 | +$40k |
Los Angeles | CA | $65,024 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $14,659 /yr | $14,681 | +$40k |
San Marcos | TX | $65,502 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $16,660 /yr | $21,084 | +$36k |
La Jolla | CA | $64,428 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $14,794 /yr | $11,855 | +$35k |
Raleigh | NC | $64,510 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $16,486 /yr | $14,750 | +$29k |
Fargo | ND | $64,014 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $15,636 /yr | - | +$28k |
Lawrence | KS | $65,861 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $20,004 /yr | $21,500 | +$27k |
Mississippi State | MS | $66,520 Nat: $62,582 5yr Post-Grad | $18,781 /yr | $21,658 | +$26k |
Amherst | MA | $66,642 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $22,857 /yr | $22,390 | +$23k |
Burlington | VT | $65,120 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $20,277 /yr | - | +$20k |
Blacksburg | VA | $67,253 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $25,808 /yr | $20,000 | +$17k |
Lincoln | NE | $62,095 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $16,214 /yr | $27,000 | +$11k |
Norman | OK | $61,165 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $15,531 /yr | $24,625 | +$6k |
Tampa | FL | $57,628 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $8,648 /yr | - | +$2k |
Tuscaloosa | AL | - Nat: $62,582 | $20,202 /yr | - | -$0 |
Carson | CA | - Nat: $62,582 | $7,244 /yr | - | -$0 |
Irvine | CA | - Nat: $62,582 | $13,866 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hamden | CT | - Nat: $62,582 | $41,729 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pocatello | ID | - Nat: $62,582 | $8,910 /yr | - | -$0 |
River Forest | IL | - Nat: $62,582 | $17,217 /yr | - | -$0 |
Carbondale | IL | - Nat: $62,582 | $12,554 /yr | - | -$0 |
Manhattan | KS | - Nat: $62,582 | $18,210 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baton Rouge | LA | - Nat: $62,582 | $19,286 /yr | $17,500 | -$0 |
Natchitoches | LA | - Nat: $62,582 | $12,842 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orono | ME | - Nat: $62,582 | $17,224 /yr | $26,449 | -$0 |
Dearborn | MI | - Nat: $62,582 | $7,863 /yr | - | -$0 |
Marquette | MI | - Nat: $62,582 | $12,759 /yr | - | -$0 |
St. Louis | MO | - Nat: $62,582 | $13,360 /yr | - | -$0 |
Billings | MT | - Nat: $62,582 | $15,630 /yr | - | -$0 |
Missoula | MT | - Nat: $62,582 | $21,302 /yr | - | -$0 |
Las Cruces | NM | - Nat: $62,582 | $6,313 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albany | NY | - Nat: $62,582 | $28,425 /yr | - | -$0 |
Staten Island | NY | - Nat: $62,582 | $30,038 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bowling Green | OH | - Nat: $62,582 | $21,453 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Clairsville | OH | - Nat: $62,582 | $5,949 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chillicothe | OH | - Nat: $62,582 | $6,719 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ironton | OH | - Nat: $62,582 | $6,189 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lancaster | OH | - Nat: $62,582 | $6,593 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | OH | - Nat: $62,582 | $20,666 /yr | - | -$0 |
Zanesville | OH | - Nat: $62,582 | $6,596 /yr | - | -$0 |
Delaware | OH | - Nat: $62,582 | $20,196 /yr | - | -$0 |
La Plume | PA | - Nat: $62,582 | $22,909 /yr | - | -$0 |
University Park | PA | - Nat: $62,582 | $33,675 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $62,582 | $33,840 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brookings | SD | - Nat: $62,582 | $20,139 /yr | - | -$0 |
Austin | TX | - Nat: $62,582 | $18,554 /yr | - | -$0 |
Morgantown | WV | - Nat: $62,582 | $18,020 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oshkosh | WI | - Nat: $62,582 | $16,492 /yr | - | -$0 |
Aguadilla | PR | - Nat: $62,582 | $9,252 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Juan | PR | - Nat: $62,582 | $10,081 /yr | $12,000 | -$0 |
Mercedita | PR | - Nat: $62,582 | $9,683 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bayamon | PR | - Nat: $62,582 | $9,597 /yr | - | -$0 |
Carolina | PR | - Nat: $62,582 | $6,349 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Lafayette | IN | - Nat: $62,582 | $14,851 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Lansing | MI | $61,953 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $21,322 /yr | $18,625 | -$9k |
Stillwater | OK | $59,979 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $17,058 /yr | $21,906 | -$9k |
Ann Arbor | MI | $57,890 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $14,362 /yr | $21,884 | -$17k |
El Paso | TX | $53,992 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $6,803 /yr | - | -$22k |
Flagstaff | AZ | $58,491 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $17,265 /yr | $20,000 | -$22k |
Tempe | AZ | $57,244 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $14,694 /yr | $16,625 | -$23k |
Arlington | TX | $59,235 Nat: $62,582 5yr Post-Grad | $17,040 /yr | $22,042 | -$25k |
Bozeman | MT | $60,221 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $23,106 /yr | $21,625 | -$29k |
Coral Gables | FL | $65,905 Nat: $62,582 5yr Post-Grad | $36,483 /yr | $17,500 | -$42k |
Tucson | AZ | $55,784 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $17,125 /yr | $12,575 | -$44k |
Bend Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program. | OR | $53,349 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $17,853 /yr | $18,981 | -$67k |
Corvallis Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program. | OR | $53,349 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $21,504 /yr | $18,981 | -$80k |
San Antonio | TX | $46,726 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $9,872 /yr | $21,250 | -$94k |
Ames | IA | $49,875 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $18,517 /yr | $24,572 | -$99k |
San Jose | CA | $44,835 Nat: $65,502 2yr Post-Grad | $14,241 /yr | - | -$111k |
Humacao | PR | $45,816 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $12,577 /yr | - | -$112k |
Mayaguez | PR | $40,501 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $14,997 /yr | $5,500 | -$166k |
College Station | TX | $39,369 Nat: $62,582 2yr Post-Grad | $21,527 /yr | $19,500 | -$185k |
Arecibo | PR | $37,027 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $13,088 /yr | $5,500 | -$189k |
San Luis Obispo | CA | $36,852 Nat: $62,582 2yr Post-Grad | $18,832 /yr | - | -$198k |
San German | PR | $33,355 Nat: $62,582 4yr Post-Grad | $11,050 /yr | - | -$214k |
New Brunswick | NJ | $35,060 Nat: $62,582 2yr Post-Grad | $24,897 /yr | $19,500 | -$236k |
Honolulu | HI | $28,598 Nat: $62,582 2yr Post-Grad | $11,122 /yr | - | -$246k |
Milwaukee | WI | $29,685 Nat: $62,582 2yr Post-Grad | $15,625 /yr | - | -$252k |
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).