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Bachelor's Degree•97 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 ($68,688)
P25-P75 Interval ($68,311 - $81,198)
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 ($68,500)
P25-P75 Interval ($68,311 - $81,198)
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 ($68,500)
P25-P75 Interval ($68,311 - $81,198)
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
Madison
WI
$81,198
Nat: $62,169
5yr Post-Grad
$16,600
/yr
-
+$145k
Provo
UT
$68,311
Nat: $62,169
5yr Post-Grad
$13,397
/yr
-
+$60k
Columbus
OH
$68,688
Nat: $62,169
4yr Post-Grad
$17,269
/yr
-
+$59k
Tempe
AZ
-
Nat: $62,169
$14,694
/yr
-
-$0
Tucson
AZ
-
Nat: $62,169
$17,125
/yr
-
-$0
Berkeley
CA
-
Nat: $62,169
$14,538
/yr
-
-$0
Davis
CA
-
Nat: $62,169
$14,318
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $62,169
$14,659
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $62,169
$12,672
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Barbara
CA
-
Nat: $62,169
$16,807
/yr
-
-$0
Claremont
CA
-
Nat: $62,169
$18,978
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $62,169
$13,243
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $62,169
$33,056
/yr
-
-$0
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $62,169
$31,961
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $62,169
$35,760
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $62,169
$33,661
/yr
-
-$0
Tallahassee
FL
-
Nat: $62,169
$8,605
/yr
-
-$0
Gainesville
FL
-
Nat: $62,169
$5,969
/yr
-
-$0
Tampa
FL
-
Nat: $62,169
$8,648
/yr
-
-$0
Athens
GA
-
Nat: $62,169
$13,636
/yr
-
-$0
Honolulu
HI
-
Nat: $62,169
$11,122
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $62,169
$16,776
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $62,169
$9,540
/yr
-
-$0
Champaign
IL
-
Nat: $62,169
$13,042
/yr
-
-$0
Evanston
IL
-
Nat: $62,169
$34,420
/yr
-
-$0
Bloomington
IN
-
Nat: $62,169
$16,003
/yr
-
-$0
Notre Dame
IN
-
Nat: $62,169
$25,339
/yr
-
-$0
Grinnell
IA
-
Nat: $62,169
$15,203
/yr
-
-$0
Lawrence
KS
-
Nat: $62,169
$20,004
/yr
-
-$0
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $62,169
$40,693
/yr
-
-$0
Brunswick
ME
-
Nat: $62,169
$15,595
/yr
-
-$0
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $62,169
$25,526
/yr
-
-$0
College Park
MD
-
Nat: $62,169
$14,296
/yr
-
-$0
Amherst
MA
-
Nat: $62,169
$19,536
/yr
-
-$0
Chestnut Hill
MA
-
Nat: $62,169
$38,930
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $62,169
$36,503
/yr
-
-$0
Cambridge
MA
-
Nat: $62,169
$19,148
/yr
-
-$0
Worcester
MA
-
Nat: $62,169
$38,829
/yr
-
-$0
Norton
MA
-
Nat: $62,169
$31,147
/yr
-
-$0
Williamstown
MA
-
Nat: $62,169
$15,157
/yr
-
-$0
Ann Arbor
MI
-
Nat: $62,169
$14,362
/yr
-
-$0
East Lansing
MI
-
Nat: $62,169
$21,322
/yr
-
-$0
Detroit
MI
-
Nat: $62,169
$11,212
/yr
-
-$0
Northfield
MN
-
Nat: $62,169
$25,295
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $62,169
$27,851
/yr
-
-$0
Minneapolis
MN
-
Nat: $62,169
$17,330
/yr
-
-$0
Northfield
MN
-
Nat: $62,169
$21,546
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia
MO
-
Nat: $62,169
$21,142
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Louis
MO
-
Nat: $62,169
$29,674
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Montana
Missoula
MT
-
Nat: $62,169
$21,302
/yr
-
-$0
Lincoln
NE
-
Nat: $62,169
$16,214
/yr
-
-$0
Hanover
NH
-
Nat: $62,169
$26,707
/yr
-
-$0
Durham
NH
-
Nat: $62,169
$26,150
/yr
-
-$0
Princeton
NJ
-
Nat: $62,169
$7,815
/yr
-
-$0
New Brunswick
NJ
-
Nat: $62,169
$24,897
/yr
-
-$0
Albuquerque
NM
-
Nat: $62,169
$19,966
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $62,169
$15,370
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $62,169
$1,051
/yr
-
-$0
Hempstead
NY
-
Nat: $62,169
$30,647
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $62,169
$35,737
/yr
-
-$0
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $62,169
$34,347
/yr
-
-$0
Syracuse
NY
-
Nat: $62,169
$43,336
/yr
-
-$0
Poughkeepsie
NY
-
Nat: $62,169
$36,924
/yr
-
-$0
Bowling Green
OH
-
Nat: $62,169
$21,453
/yr
-
-$0
Kent
OH
-
Nat: $62,169
$20,294
/yr
-
-$0
Oberlin
OH
-
Nat: $62,169
$41,987
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville
OH
-
Nat: $62,169
$5,949
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
Chillicothe
OH
-
Nat: $62,169
$6,719
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Southern Campus
Ironton
OH
-
Nat: $62,169
$6,189
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
Lancaster
OH
-
Nat: $62,169
$6,593
/yr
-
-$0
Athens
OH
-
Nat: $62,169
$20,666
/yr
-
-$0
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus
Zanesville
OH
-
Nat: $62,169
$6,596
/yr
-
-$0
Norman
OK
-
Nat: $62,169
$15,531
/yr
-
-$0
Portland State University
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $62,169
$8,337
/yr
-
-$0
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $62,169
$32,800
/yr
-
-$0
Lewisburg
PA
-
Nat: $62,169
$50,021
/yr
-
-$0
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $62,169
$35,780
/yr
-
-$0
Carlisle
PA
-
Nat: $62,169
$28,634
/yr
-
-$0
Huntingdon
PA
-
Nat: $62,169
$24,001
/yr
-
-$0
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $62,169
$33,675
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $62,169
$29,577
/yr
-
-$0
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $62,169
$29,362
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia
SC
-
Nat: $62,169
$22,197
/yr
-
-$0
Sewanee
TN
-
Nat: $62,169
$31,931
/yr
-
-$0
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $62,169
$15,497
/yr
-
-$0
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $62,169
$22,962
/yr
-
-$0
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $62,169
$27,314
/yr
-
-$0
Middlebury
VT
-
Nat: $62,169
$32,102
/yr
-
-$0
Burlington
VT
-
Nat: $62,169
$20,277
/yr
-
-$0
Charlottesville
VA
-
Nat: $62,169
$18,056
/yr
-
-$0
Ellensburg
WA
-
Nat: $62,169
$21,201
/yr
-
-$0
Seattle
WA
-
Nat: $62,169
$13,663
/yr
-
-$0
Beloit
WI
-
Nat: $62,169
$23,216
/yr
-
-$0
Appleton
WI
-
Nat: $62,169
$22,758
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $62,169
$15,625
/yr
-
-$0
West Lafayette
IN
-
Nat: $62,169
$14,851
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa City
IA
$29,685
Nat: $62,169
2yr Post-Grad
$22,508
/yr
-
-$277k
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).