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Bachelor's Degree•151 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 ($54,441)
P25-P75 Interval ($47,408 - $63,614)
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 ($54,934)
P25-P75 Interval ($47,919 - $65,095)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$2,974 per 100 SAT points (R² 0.12, n=66)
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 ($54,934)
P25-P75 Interval ($47,919 - $65,095)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$2,179 per 10 pts lower acceptance (R² 0.21, n=85)
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 Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hanover | NH | $99,344 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $26,707 /yr | $9,888 | +$259k |
New York | NY | $86,946 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $15,370 /yr | $31,181 | +$206k |
Atlanta | GA | $83,012 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $12,028 /yr | $14,500 | +$188k |
Waterbury Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program. | CT | $80,873 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $8,616 /yr | - | +$184k |
Groton Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program. | CT | $80,873 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $11,184 /yr | - | +$174k |
Hartford Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program. | CT | $80,873 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $13,961 /yr | - | +$164k |
Stamford Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program. | CT | $80,873 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $14,226 /yr | - | +$163k |
Storrs Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program. | CT | $80,873 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $24,342 /yr | - | +$127k |
St. Louis | MO | $75,261 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $13,360 /yr | $17,897 | +$124k |
Boston Earnings shared by 2 Northeastern University campuses, which report as one program. | MA | $66,130 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $20,250 | +$101k |
Chicago | IL | $73,483 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $16,776 /yr | - | +$98k |
Medford | MA | $79,571 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $38,797 /yr | $17,250 | +$65k |
Cambridge | MA | $70,167 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $19,148 /yr | - | +$64k |
Ann Arbor | MI | $67,537 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $14,362 /yr | $18,005 | +$61k |
New Haven | CT | $65,752 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $11,340 /yr | $9,250 | +$57k |
Amherst | MA | $69,204 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $19,536 /yr | $11,500 | +$55k |
Princeton | NJ | $63,216 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $7,815 /yr | - | +$50k |
Santa Barbara | CA | $66,171 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $16,807 /yr | $10,373 | +$41k |
Berkeley | CA | $64,904 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $14,538 /yr | $11,032 | +$39k |
La Jolla | CA | $63,130 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $14,794 /yr | $14,500 | +$24k |
Newark | DE | $63,614 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $16,337 /yr | $24,070 | +$22k |
Washington | DC | $72,325 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $35,760 /yr | $21,500 | +$21k |
Los Angeles | CA | $61,134 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $14,659 /yr | $14,500 | +$9k |
Champaign | IL | $60,168 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $13,042 /yr | $15,957 | +$7k |
Waltham | MA | $67,838 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $30,606 /yr | $17,785 | +$5k |
Tucson | AZ | - Nat: $55,695 | $17,125 /yr | $18,143 | -$0 |
Claremont | CA | - Nat: $55,695 | $26,039 /yr | - | -$0 |
Claremont | CA | - Nat: $55,695 | $36,135 /yr | - | -$0 |
Claremont | CA | - Nat: $55,695 | $18,978 /yr | - | -$0 |
Moraga | CA | - Nat: $55,695 | $32,200 /yr | - | -$0 |
Colorado Springs | CO | - Nat: $55,695 | $27,951 /yr | $21,500 | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $55,695 | $18,133 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $55,695 | $16,754 /yr | - | -$0 |
Statesboro | GA | - Nat: $55,695 | $16,785 /yr | - | -$0 |
Galesburg | IL | - Nat: $55,695 | $19,292 /yr | - | -$0 |
Richmond | IN | - Nat: $55,695 | $23,002 /yr | - | -$0 |
Crawfordsville | IN | - Nat: $55,695 | $23,532 /yr | $27,000 | -$0 |
Mount Vernon | IA | - Nat: $55,695 | $25,297 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sioux City | IA | - Nat: $55,695 | $23,505 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrence | KS | - Nat: $55,695 | $20,004 /yr | - | -$0 |
McPherson | KS | - Nat: $55,695 | $28,431 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sterling | KS | - Nat: $55,695 | $24,297 /yr | - | -$0 |
Danville | KY | - Nat: $55,695 | $19,980 /yr | $27,000 | -$0 |
Columbia | KY | - Nat: $55,695 | $14,300 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brunswick | ME | - Nat: $55,695 | $15,595 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waterville | ME | - Nat: $55,695 | $19,835 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $55,695 | $18,431 /yr | $7,500 | -$0 |
Wenham | MA | - Nat: $55,695 | $25,227 /yr | $23,250 | -$0 |
South Hadley | MA | - Nat: $55,695 | $30,861 /yr | $21,875 | -$0 |
Albion | MI | - Nat: $55,695 | $14,673 /yr | $27,000 | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $55,695 | $13,469 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Rapids | MI | - Nat: $55,695 | $18,028 /yr | - | -$0 |
Flint | MI | - Nat: $55,695 | $8,320 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minneapolis | MN | - Nat: $55,695 | $23,390 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northfield | MN | - Nat: $55,695 | $25,295 /yr | $16,340 | -$0 |
Saint Paul | MN | - Nat: $55,695 | $27,851 /yr | $22,531 | -$0 |
Nevada | MO | - Nat: $55,695 | $21,347 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $55,695 | $20,199 /yr | - | -$0 |
Omaha | NE | - Nat: $55,695 | $32,456 /yr | $26,650 | -$0 |
Hackettstown | NJ | - Nat: $55,695 | $21,655 /yr | $23,558 | -$0 |
Hamilton | NY | - Nat: $55,695 | $29,409 /yr | $9,500 | -$0 |
Clinton | NY | - Nat: $55,695 | $25,793 /yr | $15,500 | -$0 |
Old Westbury | NY | - Nat: $55,695 | $22,613 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $55,695 | $30,721 /yr | $25,000 | -$0 |
Brooklyn | NY | - Nat: $55,695 | $14,219 /yr | $19,500 | -$0 |
Schenectady | NY | - Nat: $55,695 | $28,128 /yr | $26,854 | -$0 |
Raleigh | NC | - Nat: $55,695 | $23,002 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fargo | ND | - Nat: $55,695 | $15,636 /yr | - | -$0 |
Granville | OH | - Nat: $55,695 | $40,163 /yr | $26,000 | -$0 |
Tiffin | OH | - Nat: $55,695 | $26,131 /yr | $27,000 | -$0 |
Bethany | OK | - Nat: $55,695 | $15,955 /yr | - | -$0 |
Reading | PA | - Nat: $55,695 | $20,596 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bryn Mawr | PA | - Nat: $55,695 | $44,593 /yr | - | -$0 |
Erie | PA | - Nat: $55,695 | $24,443 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $55,695 | $29,577 /yr | $9,750 | -$0 |
Swarthmore | PA | - Nat: $55,695 | $17,392 /yr | - | -$0 |
Villanova | PA | - Nat: $55,695 | $41,536 /yr | $23,000 | -$0 |
Chambersburg | PA | - Nat: $55,695 | $20,699 /yr | - | -$0 |
Maryville | TN | - Nat: $55,695 | $20,677 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | TN | - Nat: $55,695 | $14,965 /yr | - | -$0 |
Marshall | TX | - Nat: $55,695 | $23,414 /yr | - | -$0 |
Austin | TX | - Nat: $55,695 | $18,554 /yr | $14,900 | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $55,695 | $22,962 /yr | $20,000 | -$0 |
Lexington | VA | - Nat: $55,695 | $25,279 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bellingham | WA | - Nat: $55,695 | $19,963 /yr | - | -$0 |
Walla Walla | WA | - Nat: $55,695 | $29,486 /yr | $19,000 | -$0 |
Stanford | CA | - Nat: $55,695 | $12,307 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston Earnings shared by 2 Northeastern University campuses, which report as one program. | MA | $66,130 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $29,060 /yr | $20,250 | -$3k |
Camden Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program. | NJ | $59,913 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $15,732 /yr | - | -$5k |
Newark Earnings shared by 2 Rutgers University campuses, which report as one program. | NJ | $59,913 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $16,013 /yr | - | -$6k |
New York | NY | $65,644 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $28,930 /yr | $12,155 | -$7k |
Eugene | OR | $62,255 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $22,547 /yr | $19,417 | -$11k |
Seattle | WA | $57,718 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $13,663 /yr | $13,000 | -$16k |
Providence | RI | $63,415 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $26,976 /yr | $9,438 | -$17k |
Boca Raton | FL | $56,012 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $10,394 /yr | $13,488 | -$18k |
Davis | CA | $57,378 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $14,318 /yr | $11,500 | -$21k |
Grinnell | IA | $57,752 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $15,203 /yr | $6,453 | -$21k |
Melbourne | FL | $66,923 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $36,511 /yr | - | -$24k |
Rochester | NY | $65,000 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $34,347 /yr | $19,000 | -$31k |
Washington | DC | $54,934 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $12,820 /yr | - | -$36k |
Cheney | WA | $54,974 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $13,647 /yr | $18,626 | -$38k |
Poughkeepsie | NY | $65,095 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $36,924 /yr | $15,830 | -$40k |
Niagara University | NY | $55,947 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $17,246 /yr | $20,316 | -$43k |
Irvine | CA | $54,323 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $13,866 /yr | $11,978 | -$45k |
Boston | MA | $60,022 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $27,196 /yr | $27,000 | -$46k |
New York | NY | $63,315 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $35,737 /yr | $17,713 | -$50k |
Northfield | MN | $56,282 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $21,546 /yr | $25,750 | -$56k |
Parkville | MO | $54,849 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $19,119 /yr | $22,803 | -$59k |
Fort Worth | TX | $61,190 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $35,045 /yr | $19,500 | -$64k |
West Lafayette | IN | $52,170 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $14,851 /yr | $18,562 | -$66k |
San Bernardino | CA | $47,408 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $3,946 /yr | $12,500 | -$67k |
Manhattan | KS | $53,337 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $18,210 /yr | $16,447 | -$68k |
Milledgeville | GA | $54,441 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $20,803 /yr | $22,139 | -$68k |
Savannah | GA | $48,594 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $7,542 /yr | $26,000 | -$70k |
Riverside | CA | $49,947 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $12,672 /yr | $15,000 | -$77k |
Buffalo | NY | $51,532 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $18,178 /yr | $23,250 | -$83k |
Richardson | TX | $50,248 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $15,271 /yr | $17,750 | -$84k |
Utica | NY | $53,457 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $24,195 /yr | $23,722 | -$89k |
Maryville | MO | $49,872 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $16,120 /yr | $19,750 | -$90k |
University Park Earnings shared by 3 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $48,348 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $12,651 /yr | $20,500 | -$90k |
Denver | CO | $48,655 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $13,803 /yr | $19,500 | -$92k |
Minneapolis | MN | $50,098 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $17,330 /yr | $17,750 | -$92k |
Wellesley | MA | $52,538 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $23,995 /yr | $11,000 | -$96k |
Abington Earnings shared by 3 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $48,348 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $14,429 /yr | $20,500 | -$97k |
Dahlonega | GA | $47,919 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $14,185 /yr | $16,750 | -$99k |
Murray | KY | $44,800 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $7,350 /yr | $22,250 | -$101k |
Columbia | SC | $51,090 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $22,197 /yr | $20,250 | -$102k |
Tahlequah | OK | $46,102 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $12,424 /yr | $17,750 | -$109k |
Warrensburg | MO | $47,390 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $15,554 /yr | $19,875 | -$109k |
Longmeadow | MA | $47,544 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $16,390 /yr | $27,000 | -$111k |
Jacksonville | FL | $45,521 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $11,689 /yr | $14,000 | -$111k |
Northampton | MA | $51,267 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $25,519 /yr | $13,397 | -$112k |
Lakewood | CO | $52,153 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $28,605 /yr | - | -$116k |
Fort Wayne | IN | $44,533 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $12,471 /yr | $19,000 | -$122k |
California | PA | $45,300 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $17,839 /yr | $24,498 | -$135k |
Los Angeles | CA | $49,222 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $27,235 /yr | - | -$135k |
Kirksville | MO | $41,487 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $12,317 /yr | $19,500 | -$148k |
Salt Lake City | UT | $44,695 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $22,516 /yr | - | -$157k |
University Park Earnings shared by 3 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $48,348 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $33,675 /yr | $20,500 | -$166k |
Emmitsburg | MD | $40,480 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $19,294 /yr | $25,500 | -$182k |
Saint Paul | MN | $40,230 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $26,556 /yr | - | -$210k |
Denver | CO | $30,119 Nat: $55,695 2yr Post-Grad | $10,217 /yr | $19,998 | -$228k |
Evanston | IL | $39,369 Nat: $55,695 2yr Post-Grad | $34,420 /yr | - | -$232k |
Florence | AL | $33,565 Nat: $55,695 4yr Post-Grad | $17,850 /yr | $21,641 | -$236k |
Kalamazoo | MI | $24,615 Nat: $55,695 2yr Post-Grad | $13,902 /yr | - | -$292k |
Cambridge | MA | $30,771 Nat: $55,695 2yr Post-Grad | $31,777 /yr | - | -$300k |
New Orleans | LA | $24,035 Nat: $55,695 2yr Post-Grad | $21,888 /yr | - | -$326k |
Nashville | TN | $21,508 Nat: $55,695 2yr Post-Grad | $15,497 /yr | - | -$327k |
Marquette | MI | $20,140 Nat: $55,695 2yr Post-Grad | $12,759 /yr | - | -$330k |
Hamden | CT | $29,141 Nat: $55,695 2yr Post-Grad | $41,729 /yr | $27,000 | -$351k |
Saint Petersburg | FL | $28,960 Nat: $55,695 2yr Post-Grad | $42,037 /yr | - | -$354k |
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).