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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Bentley University | Waltham, MA | Private Nonprofit | $79,548 | $37,930 | $120,959 | 86.8% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 21.7 + net price 2.4 + total cost 0.1 + debt 3.1 = 67.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Amherst, MA | Public | $34,549 | $22,383 | $71,631 | 83.3% | Value Score = earnings 28.7 + graduation 20.8 + net price 7.5 + total cost 5.7 + debt 4.3 = 67.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Boston University | Boston, MA | Private Nonprofit | $86,285 | $24,402 | $83,238 | 88.7% | Value Score = earnings 33.3 + graduation 22.2 + net price 6.9 + total cost 0.0 + debt 3.9 = 66.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA | Private Nonprofit | $78,679 | $43,071 | $103,470 | 89.7% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 22.4 + net price 0.6 + total cost 0.2 + debt 2.3 = 65.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Tufts University | Medford, MA | Private Nonprofit | $88,300 | $39,998 | $83,214 | 93.5% | Value Score = earnings 33.3 + graduation 23.4 + net price 1.7 + total cost 0.0 + debt 5.7 = 64.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Worcester State University | Worcester, MA | Public | $22,874 | $13,381 | $60,624 | 61.5% | Value Score = earnings 24.2 + graduation 15.4 + net price 10.5 + total cost 7.1 + debt 6.0 = 63.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| College of the Holy Cross | Worcester, MA | Private Nonprofit | $80,334 | $38,782 | $90,543 | 87.3% | Value Score = earnings 36.2 + graduation 21.8 + net price 2.1 + total cost 0.0 + debt 2.6 = 62.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell | Lowell, MA | Public | $30,786 | $17,163 | $64,874 | 64.8% | Value Score = earnings 25.9 + graduation 16.2 + net price 9.3 + total cost 6.2 + debt 4.8 = 62.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | Boston, MA | Private Nonprofit | $65,022 | $39,545 | $125,557 | 62% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 15.5 + net price 1.8 + total cost 1.9 + debt 2.9 = 62.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | Private Nonprofit | $61,096 | $34,170 | $82,721 | 68.2% | Value Score = earnings 33.1 + graduation 17.1 + net price 3.6 + total cost 2.4 + debt 4.7 = 60.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Smith College | Northampton, MA | Private Nonprofit | $86,030 | $27,579 | $64,027 | 89.1% | Value Score = earnings 25.6 + graduation 22.3 + net price 5.8 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.1 = 59.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston | Boston, MA | Public | $30,544 | $17,707 | $65,865 | 49.4% | Value Score = earnings 26.3 + graduation 12.4 + net price 9.1 + total cost 6.2 + debt 5.7 = 59.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | North Dartmouth, MA | Public | $33,485 | $20,927 | $68,804 | 52.1% | Value Score = earnings 27.5 + graduation 13.0 + net price 8.0 + total cost 5.8 + debt 4.8 = 59.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | Private Nonprofit | $86,448 | $35,736 | $77,231 | 86% | Value Score = earnings 30.9 + graduation 21.5 + net price 3.1 + total cost 0.0 + debt 3.4 = 58.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Assumption University | Worcester, MA | Private Nonprofit | $65,551 | $29,498 | $74,895 | 75.2% | Value Score = earnings 30.0 + graduation 18.8 + net price 5.2 + total cost 1.8 + debt 3.1 = 58.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Stonehill College | Easton, MA | Private Nonprofit | $72,714 | $33,016 | $77,745 | 76% | Value Score = earnings 31.1 + graduation 19.0 + net price 4.0 + total cost 0.9 + debt 3.3 = 58.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Westfield State University | Westfield, MA | Public | $27,649 | $16,721 | $57,346 | 54.4% | Value Score = earnings 22.9 + graduation 13.6 + net price 9.4 + total cost 6.5 + debt 5.6 = 58.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Western New England University | Springfield, MA | Private Nonprofit | $60,262 | $27,290 | $73,157 | 64% | Value Score = earnings 29.3 + graduation 16.0 + net price 5.9 + total cost 2.5 + debt 4.4 = 58.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater, MA | Public | $26,160 | $16,383 | $57,466 | 53.4% | Value Score = earnings 23.0 + graduation 13.4 + net price 9.5 + total cost 6.7 + debt 4.6 = 57.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg, MA | Public | $25,555 | $14,262 | $53,874 | 55.1% | Value Score = earnings 21.5 + graduation 13.8 + net price 10.2 + total cost 6.8 + debt 4.8 = 57.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Simmons University | Boston, MA | Private Nonprofit | $63,460 | $25,265 | $63,494 | 72.3% | Value Score = earnings 25.4 + graduation 18.1 + net price 6.6 + total cost 2.1 + debt 3.8 = 55.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Salem State University | Salem, MA | Public | $28,291 | $15,996 | $56,662 | 49.8% | Value Score = earnings 22.7 + graduation 12.4 + net price 9.7 + total cost 6.5 + debt 4.4 = 55.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Emmanuel College | Boston, MA | Private Nonprofit | $65,252 | $26,706 | $68,245 | 67.5% | Value Score = earnings 27.3 + graduation 16.9 + net price 6.1 + total cost 1.8 + debt 3.4 = 55.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley, MA | Private Nonprofit | $84,926 | $26,441 | $58,418 | 84.4% | Value Score = earnings 23.4 + graduation 21.1 + net price 6.2 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.8 = 55.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | North Adams, MA | Public | $26,026 | $16,068 | $48,102 | 55.6% | Value Score = earnings 19.2 + graduation 13.9 + net price 9.6 + total cost 6.7 + debt 5.5 = 55.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Clark University | Worcester, MA | Private Nonprofit | $68,432 | $28,714 | $62,381 | 76.9% | Value Score = earnings 25.0 + graduation 19.2 + net price 5.4 + total cost 1.4 + debt 3.7 = 54.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Merrimack College | North Andover, MA | Private Nonprofit | $70,038 | $37,927 | $75,584 | 70.1% | Value Score = earnings 30.2 + graduation 17.5 + net price 2.4 + total cost 1.2 + debt 3.2 = 54.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| College of Our Lady of the Elms | Chicopee, MA | Private Nonprofit | $54,027 | $17,545 | $51,540 | 68.1% | Value Score = earnings 20.6 + graduation 17.0 + net price 9.2 + total cost 3.2 + debt 4.1 = 54.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Framingham State University | Framingham, MA | Public | $27,413 | $16,114 | $52,349 | 47.8% | Value Score = earnings 20.9 + graduation 12.0 + net price 9.6 + total cost 6.6 + debt 5.1 = 54.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | Norton, MA | Private Nonprofit | $79,311 | $29,822 | $67,725 | 72.8% | Value Score = earnings 27.1 + graduation 18.2 + net price 5.1 + total cost 0.1 + debt 3.4 = 53.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Suffolk University | Boston, MA | Private Nonprofit | $65,281 | $29,618 | $67,506 | 60.9% | Value Score = earnings 27.0 + graduation 15.2 + net price 5.1 + total cost 1.8 + debt 4.1 = 53.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Gordon College | Wenham, MA | Private Nonprofit | $42,446 | $24,883 | $52,119 | 68.5% | Value Score = earnings 20.8 + graduation 17.1 + net price 6.7 + total cost 4.7 + debt 3.4 = 52.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Bay Path University | Longmeadow, MA | Private Nonprofit | $47,308 | $14,271 | $55,383 | 43.9% | Value Score = earnings 22.2 + graduation 11.0 + net price 10.2 + total cost 4.1 + debt 4.5 = 52.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Boston, MA | Public | $34,239 | $24,100 | $43,582 | 68.9% | Value Score = earnings 17.4 + graduation 17.2 + net price 7.0 + total cost 5.7 + debt 4.4 = 51.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Regis College | Weston, MA | Private Nonprofit | $65,546 | $27,477 | $52,873 | 72.2% | Value Score = earnings 21.1 + graduation 18.0 + net price 5.8 + total cost 1.8 + debt 3.2 = 50.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Nichols College | Dudley, MA | Private Nonprofit | $58,310 | $33,036 | $58,063 | 62.6% | Value Score = earnings 23.2 + graduation 15.7 + net price 4.0 + total cost 2.7 + debt 4.4 = 50.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Endicott College | Beverly, MA | Private Nonprofit | $59,328 | $40,654 | $58,336 | 75.6% | Value Score = earnings 23.3 + graduation 18.9 + net price 1.4 + total cost 2.6 + debt 3.4 = 49.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology | Brookline, MA | Private Nonprofit | $41,282 | $25,203 | $51,724 | 44.4% | Value Score = earnings 20.7 + graduation 11.1 + net price 6.6 + total cost 4.8 + debt 6.1 = 49.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Northpoint Bible College | Haverhill, MA | Private Nonprofit | $29,902 | $23,635 | $42,210 | 54.4% | Value Score = earnings 16.9 + graduation 13.6 + net price 7.1 + total cost 6.3 + debt 5.2 = 49.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Emerson College | Boston, MA | Private Nonprofit | $80,399 | $49,180 | $62,832 | 77.1% | Value Score = earnings 25.1 + graduation 19.3 + net price 0.0 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.6 = 49.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Lasell University | Newton, MA | Private Nonprofit | $42,434 | $27,511 | $49,705 | 58.6% | Value Score = earnings 19.9 + graduation 14.7 + net price 5.8 + total cost 4.7 + debt 3.9 = 48.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Lesley University | Cambridge, MA | Private Nonprofit | $51,538 | $31,152 | $51,173 | 58% | Value Score = earnings 20.5 + graduation 14.5 + net price 4.6 + total cost 3.6 + debt 5.7 = 48.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Springfield College | Springfield, MA | Private Nonprofit | $60,729 | $30,587 | $48,036 | 74.2% | Value Score = earnings 19.2 + graduation 18.5 + net price 4.8 + total cost 2.4 + debt 3.4 = 48.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Curry College | Milton, MA | Private Nonprofit | $64,020 | $29,207 | $54,400 | 51.1% | Value Score = earnings 21.8 + graduation 12.8 + net price 5.3 + total cost 2.0 + debt 4.8 = 46.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| American International College | Springfield, MA | Private Nonprofit | $59,270 | $23,274 | $53,124 | 45.9% | Value Score = earnings 21.2 + graduation 11.5 + net price 7.2 + total cost 2.6 + debt 4.0 = 46.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Anna Maria College | Paxton, MA | Private Nonprofit | $61,888 | $28,333 | $46,651 | 46.2% | Value Score = earnings 18.7 + graduation 11.6 + net price 5.6 + total cost 2.3 + debt 5.0 = 43.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Hampshire College | Amherst, MA | Private Nonprofit | $74,195 | $24,034 | $46,938 | 54.3% | Value Score = earnings 18.8 + graduation 13.6 + net price 7.0 + total cost 0.7 + debt 2.9 = 42.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Fisher College | Boston, MA | Private Nonprofit | $53,921 | $26,649 | $49,669 | 27.8% | Value Score = earnings 19.9 + graduation 6.9 + net price 6.1 + total cost 3.3 + debt 6.4 = 42.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Dean College | Franklin, MA | Private Nonprofit | $64,889 | $30,684 | $38,109 | 53.6% | Value Score = earnings 15.2 + graduation 13.4 + net price 4.8 + total cost 1.9 + debt 6.6 = 41.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Cambridge College | Boston, MA | Private Nonprofit | $34,072 | $31,072 | $45,998 | 11.1% | Value Score = earnings 18.4 + graduation 2.8 + net price 4.6 + total cost 5.7 + debt 5.7 = 37.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Berklee College of Music | Boston, MA | Private Nonprofit | $72,700 | $49,465 | $33,647 | 67.3% | Value Score = earnings 13.5 + graduation 16.8 + net price 0.0 + total cost 0.9 + debt 5.5 = 36.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| The New England Conservatory of Music | Boston, MA | Private Nonprofit | $81,277 | $46,754 | $34,483 | 73.4% | Value Score = earnings 13.8 + graduation 18.3 + net price 0.0 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.4 = 36.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Montserrat College of Art | Beverly, MA | Private Nonprofit | $58,616 | $33,216 | $33,022 | 53.5% | Value Score = earnings 13.2 + graduation 13.4 + net price 3.9 + total cost 2.7 + debt 3.2 = 36.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
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