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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 ($42,939)
P25-P75 Interval ($38,243 - $42,939)
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 ($40,591)
P25-P75 Interval ($38,243 - $42,939)
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 ($40,591)
P25-P75 Interval ($38,243 - $42,939)
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
Santa Cruz
CA
-
Nat: $41,748
$18,549
/yr
-
-$0
Moraga
CA
-
Nat: $41,748
$32,200
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $41,748
$33,056
/yr
-
-$0
New Haven
CT
-
Nat: $41,748
$11,340
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $41,748
$35,760
/yr
-
-$0
Moscow
ID
-
Nat: $41,748
$15,321
/yr
-
-$0
Wheaton
IL
-
Nat: $41,748
$26,059
/yr
-
-$0
Evansville
IN
-
Nat: $41,748
$18,984
/yr
-
-$0
Indianapolis
IN
-
Nat: $41,748
$19,536
/yr
-
-$0
Brunswick
ME
-
Nat: $41,748
$15,595
/yr
-
-$0
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $41,748
$18,431
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $41,748
$36,503
/yr
-
-$0
Medford
MA
-
Nat: $41,748
$38,797
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia
MO
-
Nat: $41,748
$21,142
/yr
-
-$0
Ithaca
NY
-
Nat: $41,748
$33,934
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $41,748
$1,051
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $41,748
$35,737
/yr
-
-$0
Cortland
NY
-
Nat: $41,748
$22,125
/yr
-
-$0
Potsdam
NY
-
Nat: $41,748
$13,628
/yr
-
-$0
Chapel Hill
NC
-
Nat: $41,748
$11,305
/yr
-
-$0
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $41,748
$24,917
/yr
-
-$0
University of Rio Grande
Rio Grande
OH
-
Nat: $41,748
$25,227
/yr
-
-$0
Wooster
OH
-
Nat: $41,748
$26,433
/yr
-
-$0
Salem
OR
-
Nat: $41,748
$25,908
/yr
-
-$0
Carlisle
PA
-
Nat: $41,748
$28,634
/yr
-
-$0
Haverford
PA
-
Nat: $41,748
$31,075
/yr
-
-$0
Erie
PA
-
Nat: $41,748
$26,486
/yr
-
-$0
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $41,748
$33,675
/yr
-
-$0
Providence
RI
-
Nat: $41,748
$26,976
/yr
-
-$0
Charleston
SC
-
Nat: $41,748
$18,177
/yr
-
-$0
Provo
UT
-
Nat: $41,748
$13,397
/yr
-
-$0
Ashland
VA
-
Nat: $41,748
$28,145
/yr
-
-$0
Sweet Briar
VA
-
Nat: $41,748
$21,856
/yr
-
-$0
Charlottesville
VA
-
Nat: $41,748
$18,056
/yr
-
-$0
Seattle
WA
-
Nat: $41,748
$13,663
/yr
-
-$0
La Crosse
WI
$42,939
Nat: $41,748
4yr Post-Grad
$17,064
/yr
$16,000
-$152k
Bellingham
WA
$38,243
Nat: $41,748
4yr Post-Grad
$19,963
/yr
-
-$203k
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).