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Bachelor's Degree225 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 ($30,409)
P25-P75 Interval ($26,353 - $47,260)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Birmingham
AL
-
Nat: $49,429
$32,622
/yr
-
-$0
Tucson
AZ
-
Nat: $49,429
$16,674
/yr
-
-$0
Fayetteville
AR
-
Nat: $49,429
$18,209
/yr
-
-$0
Conway
AR
-
Nat: $49,429
$24,149
/yr
-
-$0
Long Beach
CA
-
Nat: $49,429
$10,440
/yr
-
-$0
Berkeley
CA
-
Nat: $49,429
$13,481
/yr
-
-$0
Irvine
CA
-
Nat: $49,429
$14,251
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $49,429
$12,548
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $49,429
$14,304
/yr
-
-$0
La Jolla
CA
-
Nat: $49,429
$12,470
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Barbara
CA
-
Nat: $49,429
$16,109
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Cruz
CA
-
Nat: $49,429
$17,890
/yr
-
-$0
Claremont
CA
-
Nat: $49,429
$34,191
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $49,429
$15,364
/yr
-
-$0
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $49,429
$12,278
/yr
-
-$0
Claremont
CA
-
Nat: $49,429
$36,294
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $49,429
$32,740
/yr
-
-$0
Boulder
CO
-
Nat: $49,429
$25,346
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado Springs
CO
-
Nat: $49,429
$33,375
/yr
-
-$0
New London
CT
-
Nat: $49,429
$36,175
/yr
-
-$0
Storrs
CT
-
Nat: $49,429
$25,097
/yr
-
-$0
Hartford
CT
-
Nat: $49,429
$34,832
/yr
-
-$0
New Haven
CT
-
Nat: $49,429
$23,777
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $49,429
$29,561
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $49,429
$36,586
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $49,429
$40,815
/yr
-
-$0
Winter Park
FL
-
Nat: $49,429
$34,732
/yr
-
-$0
Tampa
FL
-
Nat: $49,429
$9,812
/yr
-
-$0
Decatur
GA
-
Nat: $49,429
$24,754
/yr
-
-$0
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $49,429
$22,585
/yr
-
-$0
Athens
GA
-
Nat: $49,429
$13,936
/yr
-
-$0
Mercer University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Macon
GA
-
Nat: $49,429
$23,847
/yr
-
-$0
Honolulu
HI
-
Nat: $49,429
$15,664
/yr
-
-$0
Rock Island
IL
-
Nat: $49,429
$22,736
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $49,429
$14,860
/yr
-
-$0
Champaign
IL
-
Nat: $49,429
$14,355
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $49,429
$36,079
/yr
-
-$0
Monmouth
IL
-
Nat: $49,429
$17,133
/yr
-
-$0
Naperville
IL
-
Nat: $49,429
$21,044
/yr
-
-$0
Evanston
IL
-
Nat: $49,429
$29,167
/yr
-
-$0
Wheaton
IL
-
Nat: $49,429
$26,975
/yr
-
-$0
Muncie
IN
-
Nat: $49,429
$14,940
/yr
-
-$0
Greencastle
IN
-
Nat: $49,429
$22,264
/yr
-
-$0
Richmond
IN
-
Nat: $49,429
$24,714
/yr
-
-$0
Bloomington
IN
-
Nat: $49,429
$16,264
/yr
-
-$0
Valparaiso
IN
-
Nat: $49,429
$18,578
/yr
-
-$0
Crawfordsville
IN
-
Nat: $49,429
$24,336
/yr
-
-$0
Mount Vernon
IA
-
Nat: $49,429
$23,634
/yr
-
-$0
Grinnell
IA
-
Nat: $49,429
$17,648
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa City
IA
-
Nat: $49,429
$22,531
/yr
-
-$0
Decorah
IA
-
Nat: $49,429
$23,097
/yr
-
-$0
Lawrence
KS
-
Nat: $49,429
$18,059
/yr
-
-$0
Danville
KY
-
Nat: $49,429
$20,781
/yr
-
-$0
Lexington
KY
-
Nat: $49,429
$21,913
/yr
-
-$0
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $49,429
$23,696
/yr
-
-$0
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $49,429
$39,949
/yr
-
-$0
Brunswick
ME
-
Nat: $49,429
$14,398
/yr
-
-$0
Waterville
ME
-
Nat: $49,429
$17,180
/yr
-
-$0
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $49,429
$18,809
/yr
-
-$0
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $49,429
$30,574
/yr
-
-$0
College Park
MD
-
Nat: $49,429
$15,678
/yr
-
-$0
Worcester
MA
-
Nat: $49,429
$29,498
/yr
-
-$0
Chestnut Hill
MA
-
Nat: $49,429
$41,704
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $49,429
$24,402
/yr
-
-$0
Waltham
MA
-
Nat: $49,429
$35,736
/yr
-
-$0
Worcester
MA
-
Nat: $49,429
$28,714
/yr
-
-$0
Cambridge
MA
-
Nat: $49,429
$19,066
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $49,429
$17,707
/yr
-
-$0
South Hadley
MA
-
Nat: $49,429
$26,441
/yr
-
-$0
Northampton
MA
-
Nat: $49,429
$27,579
/yr
-
-$0
Medford
MA
-
Nat: $49,429
$39,998
/yr
-
-$0
Norton
MA
-
Nat: $49,429
$29,822
/yr
-
-$0
Williamstown
MA
-
Nat: $49,429
$17,716
/yr
-
-$0
Grand Rapids
MI
-
Nat: $49,429
$22,992
/yr
-
-$0
Allendale
MI
-
Nat: $49,429
$16,317
/yr
-
-$0
Holland
MI
-
Nat: $49,429
$27,182
/yr
-
-$0
Ann Arbor
MI
-
Nat: $49,429
$13,138
/yr
-
-$0
Detroit
MI
-
Nat: $49,429
$12,766
/yr
-
-$0
Kalamazoo
MI
-
Nat: $49,429
$15,273
/yr
-
-$0
Northfield
MN
-
Nat: $49,429
$25,407
/yr
-
-$0
Moorhead
MN
-
Nat: $49,429
$24,902
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Peter
MN
-
Nat: $49,429
$22,900
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $49,429
$32,149
/yr
-
-$0
Minneapolis
MN
-
Nat: $49,429
$16,778
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Joseph
MN
-
Nat: $49,429
$26,640
/yr
-
-$0
Northfield
MN
-
Nat: $49,429
$23,874
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $49,429
$29,155
/yr
-
-$0
Jackson
MS
-
Nat: $49,429
$26,034
/yr
-
-$0
University
MS
-
Nat: $49,429
$13,314
/yr
-
-$0
Kirksville
MO
-
Nat: $49,429
$12,780
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Louis
MO
-
Nat: $49,429
$24,398
/yr
-
-$0
Springfield
MO
-
Nat: $49,429
$17,613
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Montana
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Missoula
MT
-
Nat: $49,429
$16,784
/yr
-
-$0
Omaha
NE
-
Nat: $49,429
$31,568
/yr
-
-$0
Lincoln
NE
-
Nat: $49,429
$17,747
/yr
-
-$0
Durham
NH
-
Nat: $49,429
$23,805
/yr
-
-$0
Madison
NJ
-
Nat: $49,429
$24,280
/yr
-
-$0
Montclair
NJ
-
Nat: $49,429
$15,566
/yr
-
-$0
Princeton
NJ
-
Nat: $49,429
$6,128
/yr
-
-$0
New Brunswick
NJ
-
Nat: $49,429
$24,406
/yr
-
-$0
South Orange
NJ
-
Nat: $49,429
$31,446
/yr
-
-$0
Albuquerque
NM
-
Nat: $49,429
$15,489
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $49,429
$28,800
/yr
-
-$0
Buffalo
NY
-
Nat: $49,429
$17,940
/yr
-
-$0
Hamilton
NY
-
Nat: $49,429
$28,786
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $49,429
$21,590
/yr
-
-$0
Ithaca
NY
-
Nat: $49,429
$28,690
/yr
-
-$0
Queens
NY
-
Nat: $49,429
$4,195
/yr
-
-$0
Bronx
NY
-
Nat: $49,429
$44,338
/yr
-
-$0
Clinton
NY
-
Nat: $49,429
$28,985
/yr
-
-$0
Geneva
NY
-
Nat: $49,429
$31,563
/yr
-
-$0
Hempstead
NY
-
Nat: $49,429
$34,176
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $49,429
$37,050
/yr
-
-$0
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $49,429
$29,278
/yr
-
-$0
Loudonville
NY
-
Nat: $49,429
$33,733
/yr
-
-$0
Saratoga Springs
NY
-
Nat: $49,429
$32,297
/yr
-
-$0
Vestal
NY
-
Nat: $49,429
$21,620
/yr
-
-$0
Buffalo
NY
-
Nat: $49,429
$20,995
/yr
-
-$0
Syracuse
NY
-
Nat: $49,429
$38,793
/yr
-
-$0
Schenectady
NY
-
Nat: $49,429
$34,561
/yr
-
-$0
Boone
NC
-
Nat: $49,429
$16,836
/yr
-
-$0
Davidson
NC
-
Nat: $49,429
$17,379
/yr
-
-$0
Durham
NC
-
Nat: $49,429
$29,612
/yr
-
-$0
Asheville
NC
-
Nat: $49,429
$12,250
/yr
-
-$0
Chapel Hill
NC
-
Nat: $49,429
$11,655
/yr
-
-$0
Greensboro
NC
-
Nat: $49,429
$10,965
/yr
$27,000
-$0
Winston-Salem
NC
-
Nat: $49,429
$28,719
/yr
-
-$0
Grand Forks
ND
-
Nat: $49,429
$18,551
/yr
-
-$0
Bowling Green
OH
-
Nat: $49,429
$24,022
/yr
-
-$0
Cleveland
OH
-
Nat: $49,429
$41,190
/yr
-
-$0
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $49,429
$25,648
/yr
-
-$0
Granville
OH
-
Nat: $49,429
$40,007
/yr
-
-$0
Gambier
OH
-
Nat: $49,429
$38,512
/yr
-
-$0
Oxford
OH
-
Nat: $49,429
$28,384
/yr
-
-$0
Oberlin
OH
-
Nat: $49,429
$38,645
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Eastern Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Saint Clairsville
OH
-
Nat: $49,429
$3,925
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Chillicothe
OH
-
Nat: $49,429
$5,755
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Southern Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Ironton
OH
-
Nat: $49,429
$5,993
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lancaster
OH
-
Nat: $49,429
$5,650
/yr
-
-$0
Athens
OH
-
Nat: $49,429
$21,637
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Zanesville
OH
-
Nat: $49,429
$5,746
/yr
-
-$0
Delaware
OH
-
Nat: $49,429
$20,897
/yr
-
-$0
Steubenville
OH
-
Nat: $49,429
$23,589
/yr
-
-$0
Wooster
OH
-
Nat: $49,429
$23,458
/yr
-
-$0
Wright State University-Main Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $49,429
$15,415
/yr
-
-$0
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $49,429
$32,997
/yr
-
-$0
Norman
OK
-
Nat: $49,429
$15,300
/yr
-
-$0
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $49,429
$36,013
/yr
-
-$0
Eugene
OR
-
Nat: $49,429
$22,182
/yr
-
-$0
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $49,429
$33,013
/yr
-
-$0
Salem
OR
-
Nat: $49,429
$25,121
/yr
-
-$0
Bryn Mawr
PA
-
Nat: $49,429
$31,759
/yr
-
-$0
Lewisburg
PA
-
Nat: $49,429
$40,766
/yr
-
-$0
Carlisle
PA
-
Nat: $49,429
$37,607
/yr
-
-$0
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $49,429
$37,730
/yr
-
-$0
Lancaster
PA
-
Nat: $49,429
$36,425
/yr
-
-$0
Gettysburg
PA
-
Nat: $49,429
$31,490
/yr
-
-$0
Haverford
PA
-
Nat: $49,429
$25,314
/yr
-
-$0
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $49,429
$32,875
/yr
$22,560
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $49,429
$28,699
/yr
-
-$0
Swarthmore
PA
-
Nat: $49,429
$23,149
/yr
-
-$0
Collegeville
PA
-
Nat: $49,429
$30,536
/yr
-
-$0
Villanova
PA
-
Nat: $49,429
$43,756
/yr
-
-$0
Providence
RI
-
Nat: $49,429
$48,523
/yr
-
-$0
Kingston
RI
-
Nat: $49,429
$21,440
/yr
-
-$0
Charleston
SC
-
Nat: $49,429
$18,960
/yr
-
-$0
Greenville
SC
-
Nat: $49,429
$30,308
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia
SC
-
Nat: $49,429
$22,811
/yr
-
-$0
Sioux Falls
SD
-
Nat: $49,429
$23,894
/yr
-
-$0
Cleveland
TN
-
Nat: $49,429
$18,878
/yr
-
-$0
Memphis
TN
-
Nat: $49,429
$28,585
/yr
-
-$0
Sewanee
TN
-
Nat: $49,429
$27,872
/yr
-
-$0
Knoxville
TN
-
Nat: $49,429
$18,976
/yr
-
-$0
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $49,429
$15,846
/yr
-
-$0
Sherman
TX
-
Nat: $49,429
$21,107
/yr
-
-$0
Waco
TX
-
Nat: $49,429
$41,104
/yr
-
-$0
Irving
TX
-
Nat: $49,429
$22,610
/yr
-
-$0
Houston Christian University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $49,429
$20,629
/yr
-
-$0
Dallas
TX
-
Nat: $49,429
$40,892
/yr
-
-$0
Georgetown
TX
-
Nat: $49,429
$29,224
/yr
-
-$0
College Station
TX
-
Nat: $49,429
$21,315
/yr
-
-$0
Austin
TX
-
Nat: $49,429
$19,857
/yr
-
-$0
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $49,429
$23,464
/yr
-
-$0
Provo
UT
-
Nat: $49,429
$15,564
/yr
-
-$0
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $49,429
$16,200
/yr
-
-$0
Middlebury
VT
-
Nat: $49,429
$31,483
/yr
-
-$0
Burlington
VT
-
Nat: $49,429
$19,343
/yr
-
-$0
Williamsburg
VA
-
Nat: $49,429
$19,096
/yr
-
-$0
Hampden-Sydney
VA
-
Nat: $49,429
$22,400
/yr
-
-$0
Roanoke
VA
-
Nat: $49,429
$20,896
/yr
-
-$0
Ashland
VA
-
Nat: $49,429
$27,866
/yr
-
-$0
Lynchburg
VA
-
Nat: $49,429
$15,921
/yr
-
-$0
University of Richmond
VA
-
Nat: $49,429
$31,309
/yr
-
-$0
Sweet Briar
VA
-
Nat: $49,429
$17,758
/yr
-
-$0
Charlottesville
VA
-
Nat: $49,429
$21,565
/yr
-
-$0
Virginia Wesleyan University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Virginia Beach
VA
-
Nat: $49,429
$19,676
/yr
-
-$0
Lexington
VA
-
Nat: $49,429
$23,781
/yr
-
-$0
Spokane
WA
-
Nat: $49,429
$35,119
/yr
-
-$0
Tacoma
WA
-
Nat: $49,429
$19,589
/yr
-
-$0
Tacoma
WA
-
Nat: $49,429
$38,394
/yr
-
-$0
Seattle
WA
-
Nat: $49,429
$14,091
/yr
-
-$0
Walla Walla
WA
-
Nat: $49,429
$33,313
/yr
-
-$0
Beloit
WI
-
Nat: $49,429
$21,526
/yr
-
-$0
Kenosha
WI
-
Nat: $49,429
$26,565
/yr
-
-$0
Appleton
WI
-
Nat: $49,429
$23,401
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $49,429
$31,487
/yr
-
-$0
Madison
WI
-
Nat: $49,429
$17,354
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $49,429
$15,014
/yr
-
-$0
Stanford
CA
-
Nat: $49,429
$13,807
/yr
-
-$0
Waterbury
CT
-
Nat: $49,429
$10,875
/yr
-
-$0
Groton
CT
-
Nat: $49,429
$13,807
/yr
-
-$0
Stamford
CT
-
Nat: $49,429
$16,798
/yr
-
-$0
Ave Maria
FL
-
Nat: $49,429
$24,860
/yr
-
-$0
Hartford
CT
-
Nat: $49,429
$16,403
/yr
-
-$0
Tallahassee
FL
$50,542
Nat: $49,429
4yr Post-Grad
$11,297
/yr
$20,250
-$67k
Providence
RI
$47,260
Nat: $49,429
2yr Post-Grad
$25,184
/yr
-
-$128k
Columbia
MO
$46,920
Nat: $49,429
4yr Post-Grad
$20,268
/yr
-
-$130k
Worcester
MA
$52,639
Nat: $49,429
4yr Post-Grad
$38,782
/yr
-
-$148k
Columbus
OH
$35,060
Nat: $49,429
2yr Post-Grad
$17,339
/yr
-
-$209k
Gainesville
FL
$30,409
Nat: $49,429
2yr Post-Grad
$6,541
/yr
-
-$212k
New York
NY
$26,353
Nat: $49,429
2yr Post-Grad
$2,984
/yr
-
-$236k
Fredericksburg
VA
$26,933
Nat: $49,429
2yr Post-Grad
$20,667
/yr
-
-$294k
Philadelphia
PA
$29,685
Nat: $49,429
2yr Post-Grad
$28,198
/yr
-
-$296k
Amherst
MA
$21,508
Nat: $49,429
2yr Post-Grad
$22,383
/yr
-
-$351k
Notre Dame
IN
$20,140
Nat: $49,429
2yr Post-Grad
$26,780
/yr
-
-$379k
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).
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