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Bachelor's Degree•51 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 ($48,922)
P25-P75 Interval ($38,323 - $56,555)
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 ($48,922)
P25-P75 Interval ($38,323 - $56,555)
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 ($48,922)
P25-P75 Interval ($38,323 - $56,555)
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
Cambridge
MA
$95,507
Nat: $57,935
4yr Post-Grad
$19,148
/yr
$25,000
+$257k
Amherst
NY
$76,980
Nat: $57,935
4yr Post-Grad
$19,350
/yr
$27,000
+$115k
Manhattan
KS
$68,243
Nat: $57,935
4yr Post-Grad
$18,210
/yr
$19,551
+$52k
Bakersfield
CA
-
Nat: $57,935
$4,001
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $57,935
$2,385
/yr
$13,500
-$0
Santa Cruz
CA
-
Nat: $57,935
$18,549
/yr
-
-$0
Fort Collins
CO
-
Nat: $57,935
$22,247
/yr
-
-$0
Shorter University
Rome
GA
-
Nat: $57,935
$18,008
/yr
-
-$0
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Hilo
HI
-
Nat: $57,935
$10,599
/yr
-
-$0
Lewis-Clark State College
Lewiston
ID
-
Nat: $57,935
$13,632
/yr
-
-$0
Judson University
Elgin
IL
-
Nat: $57,935
$19,224
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana University-East
Richmond
IN
-
Nat: $57,935
$9,117
/yr
-
-$0
North Newton
KS
-
Nat: $57,935
$31,503
/yr
-
-$0
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $57,935
$18,431
/yr
-
-$0
Chestnut Hill
MA
-
Nat: $57,935
$38,930
/yr
-
-$0
Madonna University
Livonia
MI
-
Nat: $57,935
$14,792
/yr
-
-$0
Moorhead
MN
-
Nat: $57,935
$22,280
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Joseph
MN
-
Nat: $57,935
$25,301
/yr
-
-$0
Collegeville
MN
-
Nat: $57,935
$26,748
/yr
-
-$0
Midland University
Fremont
NE
-
Nat: $57,935
$24,320
/yr
-
-$0
Omaha
NE
-
Nat: $57,935
$12,898
/yr
-
-$0
Lakewood
NJ
-
Nat: $57,935
$18,221
/yr
-
-$0
Hamilton
NY
-
Nat: $57,935
$29,409
/yr
-
-$0
Newburgh
NY
-
Nat: $57,935
$26,680
/yr
-
-$0
Excelsior University
Albany
NY
-
Nat: $57,935
-
/yr
-
-$0
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $57,935
$19,231
/yr
-
-$0
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $57,935
$31,905
/yr
$26,937
-$0
Shawnee
OK
-
Nat: $57,935
$15,979
/yr
-
-$0
Huntingdon
PA
-
Nat: $57,935
$24,001
/yr
-
-$0
Cresson
PA
-
Nat: $57,935
$21,483
/yr
-
-$0
Latrobe
PA
-
Nat: $57,935
$23,122
/yr
-
-$0
Charleston Southern University
Charleston
SC
-
Nat: $57,935
$20,661
/yr
-
-$0
Oglala Lakota College
Kyle
SD
-
Nat: $57,935
$1,431
/yr
-
-$0
Vermont State University
Randolph
VT
-
Nat: $57,935
$22,358
/yr
-
-$0
Mequon
WI
-
Nat: $57,935
$29,239
/yr
-
-$0
Madison
WI
-
Nat: $57,935
$28,487
/yr
-
-$0
Universidad Central de Bayamon
Bayamón
PR
-
Nat: $57,935
$3,642
/yr
-
-$0
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus
Gurabo
PR
-
Nat: $57,935
$7,134
/yr
-
-$0
American Public University System
Charles Town
WV
-
Nat: $57,935
$11,116
/yr
$28,125
-$0
Lodi
NJ
$56,081
Nat: $57,935
5yr Post-Grad
$10,378
/yr
-
-$26k
River Forest
IL
$56,555
Nat: $57,935
4yr Post-Grad
$14,013
/yr
$26,000
-$27k
Chico
CA
$55,102
Nat: $57,935
4yr Post-Grad
$14,157
/yr
-
-$39k
Logan University
Chesterfield
MO
$48,922
Nat: $57,935
4yr Post-Grad
$26,582
/yr
$7,500
-$136k
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Cayey
PR
$42,313
Nat: $57,935
4yr Post-Grad
$12,630
/yr
-
-$142k
Philadelphia
PA
$42,682
Nat: $57,935
2yr Post-Grad
$23,058
/yr
$29,750
-$161k
Los Angeles
CA
$56,124
Nat: $57,935
4yr Post-Grad
$50,518
/yr
$21,000
-$161k
San Juan
PR
$39,675
Nat: $57,935
4yr Post-Grad
$11,860
/yr
-
-$162k
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Harrisburg
PA
$38,323
Nat: $57,935
4yr Post-Grad
$14,133
/yr
-
-$182k
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro
San Juan
PR
$36,327
Nat: $57,935
4yr Post-Grad
$10,081
/yr
-
-$184k
Memphis
TN
$36,429
Nat: $57,935
4yr Post-Grad
$16,842
/yr
-
-$208k
Santurce
PR
$23,655
Nat: $57,935
4yr Post-Grad
$11,772
/yr
-
-$302k
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).