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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 ($81,604)
P25-P75 Interval ($77,891 - $85,524)
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 ($81,743)
P25-P75 Interval ($78,225 - $85,524)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$858 per 100 SAT points (R² 0.03, n=40)

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 ($81,743)
P25-P75 Interval ($78,225 - $85,524)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$1,073 per 10 pts lower acceptance (R² 0.14, n=51)

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Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
San Luis Obispo
CA
$102,702
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$18,832
/yr
$16,109
+$313k
New York
NY
$87,804
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$1,557
/yr
-
+$262k
Ithaca
NY
$103,016
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$33,934
/yr
$8,000
+$261k
Portland State University
Portland
OR
$88,427
Nat: $81,171
5yr Post-Grad
$8,337
/yr
-
+$229k
San Diego
CA
$88,417
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$13,243
/yr
$15,000
+$225k
Lubbock
TX
$90,143
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$19,890
/yr
-
+$214k
Bend
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
OR
$87,699
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$17,853
/yr
$25,000
+$203k
Waterbury
Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.
CT
$83,293
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$8,616
/yr
$25,101
+$202k
Riverside
CA
$84,300
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$12,672
/yr
$21,250
+$195k
Ann Arbor
MI
$84,973
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$14,362
/yr
$19,847
+$194k
Raleigh
NC
$85,808
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$16,486
/yr
$21,500
+$193k
Groton
Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.
CT
$83,293
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$11,184
/yr
$25,101
+$193k
Gainesville
FL
$80,635
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$5,969
/yr
-
+$191k
Corvallis
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
OR
$87,699
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$21,504
/yr
$25,000
+$189k
Merced
CA
$83,007
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$11,583
/yr
-
+$189k
Irvine
CA
$85,524
Nat: $81,171
5yr Post-Grad
$13,866
/yr
-
+$187k
Reno
NV
$83,233
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$13,797
/yr
-
+$183k
Hartford
Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.
CT
$83,293
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$13,961
/yr
$25,101
+$183k
Stamford
Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.
CT
$83,293
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$14,226
/yr
$25,101
+$182k
Atlanta
GA
$81,818
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$12,028
/yr
$21,966
+$179k
Miami
FL
$80,650
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$11,462
/yr
-
+$172k
Cincinnati
OH
$86,926
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$24,917
/yr
$19,125
+$171k
Athens
GA
$81,604
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$13,636
/yr
$13,000
+$171k
Orlando
FL
$81,317
Nat: $81,171
5yr Post-Grad
$11,516
/yr
$13,125
+$164k
Fort Myers
FL
$78,238
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$11,555
/yr
-
+$153k
Columbus
OH
$80,775
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$17,269
/yr
$22,300
+$152k
Storrs
Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program.
CT
$83,293
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$24,342
/yr
$25,101
+$146k
West Lafayette
IN
$78,770
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$14,851
/yr
$18,750
+$145k
Golden
CO
$87,278
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$32,901
/yr
$27,000
+$145k
Arcata
CA
$78,225
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$13,751
/yr
$24,129
+$145k
Fort Collins
CO
$82,005
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$22,247
/yr
$19,500
+$143k
Clemson
SC
$81,714
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$22,032
/yr
$25,846
+$142k
Baton Rouge
LA
$80,129
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$19,286
/yr
$19,081
+$140k
Boulder
CO
$82,020
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$23,708
/yr
$17,504
+$138k
Flagstaff
AZ
$78,955
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$17,265
/yr
-
+$138k
Houghton
MI
$76,857
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$13,446
/yr
$24,487
+$136k
Philadelphia
PA
$89,823
Nat: $81,171
5yr Post-Grad
$37,529
/yr
$31,000
+$134k
Newark
DE
$76,631
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$16,337
/yr
-
+$123k
Platteville
WI
$75,099
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$15,451
/yr
-
+$115k
Burlington
VT
$77,348
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$20,277
/yr
$20,250
+$115k
Minneapolis
MN
$74,252
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$17,330
/yr
-
+$102k
Durham
NH
$77,556
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$26,150
/yr
$27,000
+$95k
Buffalo
NY
$75,263
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$21,775
/yr
$19,000
+$93k
University Park
PA
$80,855
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$33,675
/yr
$26,944
+$93k
Troy
NY
$81,743
Nat: $81,171
5yr Post-Grad
$32,758
/yr
-
+$91k
Rolla
MO
$71,901
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$15,772
/yr
$23,386
+$89k
Notre Dame
IN
$75,950
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$25,339
/yr
-
+$86k
Potsdam
NY
$77,891
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$32,137
/yr
$25,987
+$76k
Worcester
MA
$78,719
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$43,885
/yr
$27,000
+$40k
Wilkes-Barre
PA
$70,039
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$25,799
/yr
-
+$39k
Tuscaloosa
AL
-
Nat: $81,171
$20,202
/yr
-
-$0
Tucson
AZ
-
Nat: $81,171
$17,125
/yr
-
-$0
Berkeley
CA
-
Nat: $81,171
$14,538
/yr
-
-$0
Davis
CA
-
Nat: $81,171
$14,318
/yr
$11,083
-$0
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $81,171
$33,056
/yr
-
-$0
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $81,171
$13,803
/yr
-
-$0
New Haven
CT
-
Nat: $81,171
$11,340
/yr
-
-$0
Boca Raton
FL
-
Nat: $81,171
$10,394
/yr
-
-$0
Coral Gables
FL
-
Nat: $81,171
$36,483
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $81,171
$36,340
/yr
-
-$0
Evanston
IL
-
Nat: $81,171
$34,420
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana Institute of Technology
Fort Wayne
IN
-
Nat: $81,171
$22,171
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa City
IA
-
Nat: $81,171
$22,508
/yr
-
-$0
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $81,171
$18,431
/yr
-
-$0
Medford
MA
-
Nat: $81,171
$38,797
/yr
-
-$0
Butte
MT
-
Nat: $81,171
$17,205
/yr
-
-$0
Hoboken
NJ
-
Nat: $81,171
$37,396
/yr
-
-$0
Socorro
NM
-
Nat: $81,171
$20,862
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $81,171
$15,370
/yr
-
-$0
Syracuse
NY
-
Nat: $81,171
$43,336
/yr
-
-$0
Durham
NC
-
Nat: $81,171
$23,706
/yr
-
-$0
Elon
NC
-
Nat: $81,171
$35,785
/yr
-
-$0
Grand Forks
ND
-
Nat: $81,171
$18,131
/yr
-
-$0
Central State University
Wilberforce
OH
-
Nat: $81,171
$13,307
/yr
-
-$0
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth
OH
-
Nat: $81,171
$17,766
/yr
-
-$0
Toledo
OH
-
Nat: $81,171
$16,406
/yr
-
-$0
Norman
OK
-
Nat: $81,171
$15,531
/yr
-
-$0
Lewisburg
PA
-
Nat: $81,171
$50,021
/yr
-
-$0
Erie
PA
-
Nat: $81,171
$24,443
/yr
-
-$0
Bethlehem
PA
-
Nat: $81,171
$25,272
/yr
-
-$0
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $81,171
$29,362
/yr
$23,562
-$0
Loretto
PA
-
Nat: $81,171
$28,219
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $81,171
$23,058
/yr
-
-$0
Dallas
TX
-
Nat: $81,171
$39,816
/yr
-
-$0
Stephenville
TX
-
Nat: $81,171
$20,525
/yr
-
-$0
Kingsville
TX
-
Nat: $81,171
$13,212
/yr
-
-$0
Canyon
TX
-
Nat: $81,171
$17,909
/yr
-
-$0
Logan
UT
-
Nat: $81,171
$12,644
/yr
-
-$0
Seattle
WA
-
Nat: $81,171
$13,663
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $81,171
$30,561
/yr
-
-$0
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
Hato Rey
PR
-
Nat: $81,171
$13,797
/yr
-
-$0
Stanford
CA
-
Nat: $81,171
$12,307
/yr
-
-$0
Kennesaw
GA
-
Nat: $81,171
$16,325
/yr
-
-$0
Tempe
AZ
$57,301
Nat: $81,171
4yr Post-Grad
$14,694
/yr
$19,500
-$23k
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).