Main College Cost Directory 2026
U.S. College Cost Directory
Use this directory as the main starting point for comparing U.S. colleges by tuition, total cost, net price, median earnings, graduation rate, and value score.
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| University | Location | Type | Total Cost | Net Price | Median Earnings | Graduation Rate | Value Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Merchant Marine Academy | Kings Point, NY | Public | $9,168 | $6,174 | $90,610 | 82.4% | Value Score = earnings 36.2 + graduation 20.6 + net price 12.9 + total cost 8.9 + debt 8.1 = 86.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Atlanta, GA | Public | $28,167 | $12,116 | $102,772 | 94% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.5 + net price 11.0 + total cost 6.5 + debt 4.3 = 85.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | Private Nonprofit | $84,040 | $6,128 | $110,066 | 97.6% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 24.4 + net price 13.0 + total cost 0.0 + debt 7.1 = 84.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | Public | $45,619 | $13,481 | $92,446 | 92.8% | Value Score = earnings 37.0 + graduation 23.2 + net price 10.5 + total cost 4.3 + debt 6.6 = 81.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | Private Nonprofit | $87,833 | $13,807 | $124,080 | 91.9% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.0 + net price 10.4 + total cost 0.0 + debt 7.2 = 80.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | Private Nonprofit | $86,886 | $16,075 | $128,566 | 94.4% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.6 + net price 9.6 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.6 = 79.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | Private Nonprofit | $85,540 | $19,066 | $101,817 | 97.6% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 24.4 + net price 8.6 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.4 = 79.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, CA | Public | $32,265 | $16,665 | $90,768 | 86.4% | Value Score = earnings 36.3 + graduation 21.6 + net price 9.4 + total cost 6.0 + debt 5.6 = 78.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Private Nonprofit | $82,730 | $20,111 | $143,372 | 96.4% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 24.1 + net price 8.3 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.4 = 78.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Public | $38,614 | $12,548 | $82,511 | 92.6% | Value Score = earnings 33.0 + graduation 23.2 + net price 10.8 + total cost 5.2 + debt 6.3 = 78.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | Public | $34,654 | $13,138 | $83,648 | 93.2% | Value Score = earnings 33.5 + graduation 23.3 + net price 10.6 + total cost 5.7 + debt 5.0 = 78.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | New York, NY | Public | $14,170 | $3,033 | $75,971 | 72.1% | Value Score = earnings 30.4 + graduation 18.0 + net price 14.0 + total cost 8.2 + debt 7.1 = 77.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | Private Nonprofit | $88,300 | $23,777 | $100,533 | 95.7% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.9 + net price 7.1 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.7 = 77.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | Public | $22,523 | $6,541 | $71,588 | 91.1% | Value Score = earnings 28.6 + graduation 22.8 + net price 12.8 + total cost 7.2 + debt 6.0 = 77.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | Private Nonprofit | $79,788 | $13,370 | $89,718 | 94.6% | Value Score = earnings 35.9 + graduation 23.7 + net price 10.5 + total cost 0.0 + debt 7.2 = 77.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of California-San Diego | La Jolla, CA | Public | $38,701 | $12,470 | $84,943 | 86.1% | Value Score = earnings 34.0 + graduation 21.5 + net price 10.8 + total cost 5.2 + debt 5.8 = 77.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA | Public | $39,926 | $21,565 | $86,863 | 95.6% | Value Score = earnings 34.7 + graduation 23.9 + net price 7.8 + total cost 5.0 + debt 5.7 = 77.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Private Nonprofit | $90,360 | $14,860 | $91,885 | 95.9% | Value Score = earnings 36.8 + graduation 24.0 + net price 10.0 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.2 = 76.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | Needham, MA | Private Nonprofit | $86,474 | $25,171 | $129,455 | 96.4% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 24.1 + net price 6.6 + total cost 0.0 + debt 5.9 = 76.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Maryland-College Park | College Park, MD | Public | $29,299 | $15,678 | $82,860 | 88.6% | Value Score = earnings 33.1 + graduation 22.1 + net price 9.8 + total cost 6.3 + debt 5.1 = 76.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | Private Nonprofit | $89,472 | $21,590 | $102,491 | 96.1% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 24.0 + net price 7.8 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.6 = 76.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Private Nonprofit | $89,590 | $15,846 | $91,565 | 93.5% | Value Score = earnings 36.6 + graduation 23.4 + net price 9.7 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.3 = 76.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | Public | $26,055 | $11,655 | $72,200 | 91.2% | Value Score = earnings 28.9 + graduation 22.8 + net price 11.1 + total cost 6.7 + debt 6.3 = 75.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | Private Nonprofit | $88,140 | $28,690 | $104,043 | 95.4% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.8 + net price 5.4 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.3 = 75.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | Private Nonprofit | $89,028 | $28,699 | $111,371 | 96.5% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 24.1 + net price 5.4 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.0 = 75.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of California-Davis | Davis, CA | Public | $41,238 | $14,741 | $80,838 | 85.7% | Value Score = earnings 32.3 + graduation 21.4 + net price 10.1 + total cost 4.8 + debt 6.9 = 75.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of California-Irvine | Irvine, CA | Public | $38,632 | $14,251 | $80,735 | 86.9% | Value Score = earnings 32.3 + graduation 21.7 + net price 10.2 + total cost 5.2 + debt 6.1 = 75.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Seattle, WA | Public | $32,446 | $14,091 | $78,466 | 85.2% | Value Score = earnings 31.4 + graduation 21.3 + net price 10.3 + total cost 5.9 + debt 6.5 = 75.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Brigham Young University | Provo, UT | Private Nonprofit | $22,690 | $15,564 | $75,790 | 81% | Value Score = earnings 30.3 + graduation 20.2 + net price 9.8 + total cost 7.2 + debt 7.6 = 75.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | Private Nonprofit | $87,648 | $25,184 | $93,487 | 95.7% | Value Score = earnings 37.4 + graduation 23.9 + net price 6.6 + total cost 0.0 + debt 7.1 = 75.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | Private Nonprofit | $87,072 | $29,612 | $97,800 | 96.8% | Value Score = earnings 39.1 + graduation 24.2 + net price 5.1 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.6 = 75.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL | Public | $33,642 | $14,355 | $81,054 | 85.1% | Value Score = earnings 32.4 + graduation 21.3 + net price 10.2 + total cost 5.8 + debt 5.3 = 75.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Claremont McKenna College | Claremont, CA | Private Nonprofit | $86,500 | $28,849 | $104,736 | 91.4% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 22.8 + net price 5.4 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.6 = 74.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO | Public | $40,560 | $28,690 | $97,335 | 81.7% | Value Score = earnings 38.9 + graduation 20.4 + net price 5.4 + total cost 4.9 + debt 5.0 = 74.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | Private Nonprofit | $84,860 | $17,716 | $88,665 | 93.6% | Value Score = earnings 35.5 + graduation 23.4 + net price 9.1 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.7 = 74.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | Private Nonprofit | $85,947 | $18,809 | $87,555 | 93.8% | Value Score = earnings 35.0 + graduation 23.4 + net price 8.7 + total cost 0.0 + debt 7.4 = 74.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | Private Nonprofit | $83,271 | $26,780 | $99,980 | 95.2% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.8 + net price 6.1 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.6 = 74.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| SUNY Maritime College | Throggs Neck, NY | Public | $29,786 | $22,367 | $95,951 | 64.4% | Value Score = earnings 38.4 + graduation 16.1 + net price 7.5 + total cost 6.3 + debt 5.5 = 73.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Washington and Lee University | Lexington, VA | Private Nonprofit | $87,000 | $23,781 | $94,810 | 93.9% | Value Score = earnings 37.9 + graduation 23.5 + net price 7.1 + total cost 0.0 + debt 5.3 = 73.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | Private Nonprofit | $87,793 | $29,519 | $97,434 | 95.5% | Value Score = earnings 39.0 + graduation 23.9 + net price 5.2 + total cost 0.0 + debt 5.7 = 73.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME | Private Nonprofit | $85,100 | $14,398 | $82,735 | 95.3% | Value Score = earnings 33.1 + graduation 23.8 + net price 10.2 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.6 = 73.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | New York, NY | Private Nonprofit | $64,190 | $13,269 | $83,847 | 81.1% | Value Score = earnings 33.5 + graduation 20.3 + net price 10.6 + total cost 2.0 + debt 6.5 = 72.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| San Jose State University | San Jose, CA | Public | $26,593 | $13,760 | $78,988 | 69.2% | Value Score = earnings 31.6 + graduation 17.3 + net price 10.4 + total cost 6.7 + debt 6.6 = 72.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Purdue University-Main Campus | West Lafayette, IN | Public | $24,591 | $14,600 | $72,424 | 83.1% | Value Score = earnings 29.0 + graduation 20.8 + net price 10.1 + total cost 6.9 + debt 5.7 = 72.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Cal Poly Maritime Academy | Vallejo, CA | Public | $29,853 | $20,555 | $94,784 | 59.7% | Value Score = earnings 37.9 + graduation 14.9 + net price 8.1 + total cost 6.3 + debt 5.2 = 72.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI | Public | $28,679 | $17,354 | $73,792 | 89.6% | Value Score = earnings 29.5 + graduation 22.4 + net price 9.2 + total cost 6.4 + debt 4.8 = 72.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Binghamton University | Vestal, NY | Public | $30,345 | $21,620 | $80,596 | 81.6% | Value Score = earnings 32.2 + graduation 20.4 + net price 7.8 + total cost 6.2 + debt 5.7 = 72.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, NJ | Public | $32,859 | $16,504 | $84,276 | 72.8% | Value Score = earnings 33.7 + graduation 18.2 + net price 9.5 + total cost 5.9 + debt 5.0 = 72.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | Private Nonprofit | $83,654 | $31,944 | $114,862 | 94.1% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.5 + net price 4.4 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.2 = 72.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Georgia | Athens, GA | Public | $27,993 | $13,936 | $68,726 | 89.7% | Value Score = earnings 27.5 + graduation 22.4 + net price 10.4 + total cost 6.5 + debt 5.2 = 72.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | Public | $41,573 | $16,109 | $74,915 | 83% | Value Score = earnings 30.0 + graduation 20.8 + net price 9.6 + total cost 4.8 + debt 6.6 = 71.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Washington University in St Louis | St. Louis, MO | Private Nonprofit | $88,488 | $21,786 | $86,182 | 94.3% | Value Score = earnings 34.5 + graduation 23.6 + net price 7.7 + total cost 0.0 + debt 5.7 = 71.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | Public | $31,247 | $19,857 | $75,121 | 88.9% | Value Score = earnings 30.0 + graduation 22.2 + net price 8.4 + total cost 6.1 + debt 4.6 = 71.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | Private Nonprofit | $88,741 | $40,815 | $103,494 | 94.8% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.7 + net price 1.4 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.1 = 71.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Blacksburg, VA | Public | $36,951 | $24,953 | $81,698 | 86.2% | Value Score = earnings 32.7 + graduation 21.6 + net price 6.7 + total cost 5.4 + debt 4.6 = 70.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley, MA | Private Nonprofit | $86,290 | $25,496 | $84,803 | 91.5% | Value Score = earnings 33.9 + graduation 22.9 + net price 6.5 + total cost 0.0 + debt 7.5 = 70.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | Private Nonprofit | $91,250 | $29,167 | $89,363 | 95.1% | Value Score = earnings 35.7 + graduation 23.8 + net price 5.3 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.0 = 70.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| William & Mary | Williamsburg, VA | Public | $43,035 | $19,096 | $73,490 | 89.4% | Value Score = earnings 29.4 + graduation 22.4 + net price 8.6 + total cost 4.6 + debt 5.6 = 70.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Harvey Mudd College | Claremont, CA | Private Nonprofit | $90,165 | $35,924 | $138,687 | 91.9% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.0 + net price 3.0 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.4 = 70.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Socorro, NM | Public | $24,967 | $9,873 | $76,489 | 57.1% | Value Score = earnings 30.6 + graduation 14.3 + net price 11.7 + total cost 6.9 + debt 6.8 = 70.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Pomona, CA | Public | $23,955 | $11,531 | $71,902 | 68.4% | Value Score = earnings 28.8 + graduation 17.1 + net price 11.2 + total cost 7.0 + debt 6.2 = 70.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Pomona College | Claremont, CA | Private Nonprofit | $85,300 | $19,285 | $77,779 | 93.2% | Value Score = earnings 31.1 + graduation 23.3 + net price 8.6 + total cost 0.0 + debt 7.1 = 70.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Gnomon | North Hollywood, CA | Private For Profit | $54,947 | $51,949 | $114,785 | 100% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 25.0 + net price 0.0 + total cost 3.1 + debt 1.9 = 70.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Davidson College | Davidson, NC | Private Nonprofit | $79,475 | $17,379 | $81,400 | 91.1% | Value Score = earnings 32.6 + graduation 22.8 + net price 9.2 + total cost 0.1 + debt 5.3 = 69.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| California State University-Fullerton | Fullerton, CA | Public | $18,269 | $6,555 | $62,951 | 70.2% | Value Score = earnings 25.2 + graduation 17.5 + net price 12.8 + total cost 7.7 + debt 6.6 = 69.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | Public | $30,061 | $16,778 | $69,020 | 85.3% | Value Score = earnings 27.6 + graduation 21.3 + net price 9.4 + total cost 6.2 + debt 5.2 = 69.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| CUNY City College | New York, NY | Public | $14,403 | $3,776 | $66,039 | 56.8% | Value Score = earnings 26.4 + graduation 14.2 + net price 13.7 + total cost 8.2 + debt 7.2 = 69.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | Rolla, MO | Public | $29,231 | $16,298 | $82,957 | 64.4% | Value Score = earnings 33.2 + graduation 16.1 + net price 9.6 + total cost 6.3 + debt 4.6 = 69.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | Public | $26,425 | $17,303 | $68,758 | 84.8% | Value Score = earnings 27.5 + graduation 21.2 + net price 9.2 + total cost 6.7 + debt 5.1 = 69.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Virginia Military Institute | Lexington, VA | Public | $34,824 | $17,113 | $77,369 | 76.2% | Value Score = earnings 30.9 + graduation 19.1 + net price 9.3 + total cost 5.6 + debt 4.6 = 69.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Buzzards Bay, MA | Public | $31,367 | $21,582 | $82,392 | 74.1% | Value Score = earnings 33.0 + graduation 18.5 + net price 7.8 + total cost 6.1 + debt 4.1 = 69.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL | Public | $25,720 | $11,297 | $61,675 | 85.6% | Value Score = earnings 24.7 + graduation 21.4 + net price 11.2 + total cost 6.8 + debt 5.4 = 69.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | Private Nonprofit | $90,300 | $32,740 | $92,498 | 91.8% | Value Score = earnings 37.0 + graduation 23.0 + net price 4.1 + total cost 0.0 + debt 5.4 = 69.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Colby College | Waterville, ME | Private Nonprofit | $85,420 | $17,180 | $80,490 | 88.8% | Value Score = earnings 32.2 + graduation 22.2 + net price 9.3 + total cost 0.0 + debt 5.7 = 69.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Babson College | Wellesley, MA | Private Nonprofit | $80,192 | $40,514 | $123,938 | 93.1% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.3 + net price 1.5 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.6 = 69.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station, TX | Public | $32,696 | $21,315 | $72,097 | 83.9% | Value Score = earnings 28.8 + graduation 21.0 + net price 7.9 + total cost 5.9 + debt 5.7 = 69.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, NY | Public | $30,539 | $18,784 | $74,502 | 75.6% | Value Score = earnings 29.8 + graduation 18.9 + net price 8.7 + total cost 6.2 + debt 5.7 = 69.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| CUNY Hunter College | New York, NY | Public | $13,905 | $2,984 | $63,163 | 56.9% | Value Score = earnings 25.3 + graduation 14.2 + net price 14.0 + total cost 8.3 + debt 7.5 = 69.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA | Private Nonprofit | $80,856 | $36,931 | $105,584 | 87.9% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 22.0 + net price 2.7 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.4 = 69.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis | Saint Louis, MO | Private Nonprofit | $54,802 | $31,817 | $137,047 | 61.7% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 15.4 + net price 4.4 + total cost 3.1 + debt 6.0 = 69.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, PA | Private Nonprofit | $84,103 | $23,149 | $80,257 | 92.3% | Value Score = earnings 32.1 + graduation 23.1 + net price 7.3 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.3 = 68.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | Private Nonprofit | $89,493 | $41,704 | $103,937 | 90.8% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 22.7 + net price 1.1 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.9 = 68.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Colgate University | Hamilton, NY | Private Nonprofit | $87,070 | $28,786 | $85,139 | 91.2% | Value Score = earnings 34.1 + graduation 22.8 + net price 5.4 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.3 = 68.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Delaware | Newark, DE | Public | $30,952 | $17,799 | $72,950 | 80.6% | Value Score = earnings 29.2 + graduation 20.1 + net price 9.1 + total cost 6.1 + debt 4.0 = 68.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| George Mason University | Fairfax, VA | Public | $28,604 | $17,915 | $76,343 | 67.8% | Value Score = earnings 30.5 + graduation 17.0 + net price 9.0 + total cost 6.4 + debt 5.5 = 68.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Michigan Technological University | Houghton, MI | Public | $34,152 | $14,182 | $78,198 | 68.1% | Value Score = earnings 31.3 + graduation 17.0 + net price 10.3 + total cost 5.7 + debt 4.1 = 68.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Amherst College | Amherst, MA | Private Nonprofit | $87,640 | $23,367 | $77,644 | 93.9% | Value Score = earnings 31.1 + graduation 23.5 + net price 7.2 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.6 = 68.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| California State University-Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | Public | $22,679 | $10,440 | $64,403 | 68.9% | Value Score = earnings 25.8 + graduation 17.2 + net price 11.5 + total cost 7.2 + debt 6.5 = 68.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | Private Nonprofit | $84,641 | $30,915 | $92,538 | 90.5% | Value Score = earnings 37.0 + graduation 22.6 + net price 4.7 + total cost 0.0 + debt 3.7 = 68.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Clemson University | Clemson, SC | Public | $35,015 | $22,253 | $71,513 | 86.6% | Value Score = earnings 28.6 + graduation 21.6 + net price 7.6 + total cost 5.6 + debt 4.6 = 68.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Lafayette College | Easton, PA | Private Nonprofit | $83,133 | $34,433 | $91,410 | 87.6% | Value Score = earnings 36.6 + graduation 21.9 + net price 3.5 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.0 = 68.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | Albany, NY | Private Nonprofit | $54,899 | $29,882 | $131,426 | 67.5% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 16.9 + net price 5.0 + total cost 3.1 + debt 2.9 = 67.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Florida International University | Miami, FL | Public | $21,462 | $9,288 | $60,249 | 74.4% | Value Score = earnings 24.1 + graduation 18.6 + net price 11.9 + total cost 7.3 + debt 5.9 = 67.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| San Diego State University | San Diego, CA | Public | $27,780 | $15,364 | $64,909 | 76.4% | Value Score = earnings 26.0 + graduation 19.1 + net price 9.9 + total cost 6.5 + debt 6.3 = 67.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| CUNY Queens College | Queens, NY | Public | $14,367 | $4,195 | $62,763 | 53.3% | Value Score = earnings 25.1 + graduation 13.3 + net price 13.6 + total cost 8.2 + debt 7.5 = 67.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY | Private Nonprofit | $82,404 | $36,228 | $102,051 | 83.6% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 20.9 + net price 2.9 + total cost 0.0 + debt 3.7 = 67.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Haverford College | Haverford, PA | Private Nonprofit | $90,382 | $25,314 | $79,966 | 89.6% | Value Score = earnings 32.0 + graduation 22.4 + net price 6.6 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.6 = 67.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ | Public | $36,993 | $24,406 | $74,479 | 83.6% | Value Score = earnings 29.8 + graduation 20.9 + net price 6.9 + total cost 5.4 + debt 4.6 = 67.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | Private Nonprofit | $83,622 | $22,585 | $80,137 | 91.1% | Value Score = earnings 32.1 + graduation 22.8 + net price 7.5 + total cost 0.0 + debt 5.2 = 67.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, TX | Public | $29,807 | $18,267 | $68,227 | 75.7% | Value Score = earnings 27.3 + graduation 18.9 + net price 8.9 + total cost 6.3 + debt 6.1 = 67.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
How to Use This Page
- Start with the search box if you already know a college name.
- Use the sort dropdown to change the default ranking method.
- Click a college name to open the profile page with charts and budget tools.
Method Notes
Use the table as a starting point, then review each college profile for cost, net price, earnings, debt, graduation rate, and fit.
Figures are designed for comparison and may not match a student’s final bill. Residency, aid eligibility, housing, program fees, course load, and family income can change the real cost.