Private College Cost Data 2026
Compare private nonprofit and private for-profit colleges by cost, net price, earnings, graduation rate, and value score.
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| University | Location | Type | Total Cost | Net Price | Median Earnings | Graduation Rate | Value Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA | Private Nonprofit | $82,026 | $50,062 | $109,183 | 87.9% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 22.0 + net price 0.0 + total cost 0.0 + debt 5.2 = 67.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Barnard College | New York, NY | Private Nonprofit | $89,538 | $28,800 | $80,516 | 93% | Value Score = earnings 32.2 + graduation 23.3 + net price 5.4 + total cost 0.0 + debt 5.5 = 66.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Mount Carmel College of Nursing | Columbus, OH | Private Nonprofit | $21,446 | $10,420 | $75,103 | 53.9% | Value Score = earnings 30.0 + graduation 13.5 + net price 11.5 + total cost 7.3 + debt 4.0 = 66.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, NJ | Private Nonprofit | $79,790 | $41,346 | $108,772 | 86.9% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 21.7 + net price 1.2 + total cost 0.0 + debt 3.4 = 66.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago, IL | Private Nonprofit | $68,164 | $18,425 | $82,592 | 75.2% | Value Score = earnings 33.0 + graduation 18.8 + net price 8.9 + total cost 1.5 + debt 4.1 = 66.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | Private Nonprofit | $84,793 | $43,756 | $100,423 | 91.9% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.0 + net price 0.4 + total cost 0.0 + debt 2.9 = 66.2/100. 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. |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of America | New York, NY | Private Nonprofit | $85,945 | $43,195 | $92,751 | 90.3% | Value Score = earnings 37.1 + graduation 22.6 + net price 0.6 + total cost 0.0 + debt 5.7 = 66.0/100. 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. |
| University of San Diego | San Diego, CA | Private Nonprofit | $78,720 | $30,365 | $86,522 | 83.7% | Value Score = earnings 34.6 + graduation 20.9 + net price 4.9 + total cost 0.2 + debt 4.6 = 65.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | Milwaukee, WI | Private Nonprofit | $62,648 | $22,453 | $89,070 | 67.1% | Value Score = earnings 35.6 + graduation 16.8 + net price 7.5 + total cost 2.2 + debt 3.0 = 65.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Hamilton College | Clinton, NY | Private Nonprofit | $84,230 | $28,985 | $78,411 | 90.6% | Value Score = earnings 31.4 + graduation 22.7 + net price 5.3 + total cost 0.0 + debt 5.7 = 65.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Private Nonprofit | $67,954 | $29,689 | $86,881 | 78.8% | Value Score = earnings 34.8 + graduation 19.7 + net price 5.1 + total cost 1.5 + debt 3.9 = 64.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Trinity College | Hartford, CT | Private Nonprofit | $87,840 | $34,832 | $90,779 | 83.8% | Value Score = earnings 36.3 + graduation 20.9 + net price 3.4 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.0 = 64.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | Private Nonprofit | $85,880 | $31,483 | $76,310 | 91.4% | Value Score = earnings 30.5 + graduation 22.9 + net price 4.5 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.7 = 64.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Carleton College | Northfield, MN | Private Nonprofit | $84,893 | $25,407 | $75,525 | 89.6% | Value Score = earnings 30.2 + graduation 22.4 + net price 6.5 + total cost 0.0 + debt 5.4 = 64.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | Private Nonprofit | $83,856 | $36,586 | $90,873 | 84% | Value Score = earnings 36.3 + graduation 21.0 + net price 2.8 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.4 = 64.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Ohio Northern University | Ada, OH | Private Nonprofit | $53,580 | $24,478 | $80,928 | 75.5% | Value Score = earnings 32.4 + graduation 18.9 + net price 6.8 + total cost 3.3 + debt 3.1 = 64.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Terre Haute, IN | Private Nonprofit | $77,890 | $42,513 | $101,253 | 78.2% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 19.5 + net price 0.8 + total cost 0.3 + debt 3.8 = 64.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Portland | Portland, OR | Private Nonprofit | $73,224 | $28,210 | $82,804 | 79.8% | Value Score = earnings 33.1 + graduation 20.0 + net price 5.6 + total cost 0.8 + debt 4.7 = 64.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI | Private Nonprofit | $42,211 | $15,232 | $71,030 | 67.2% | Value Score = earnings 28.4 + graduation 16.8 + net price 9.9 + total cost 4.7 + debt 4.3 = 64.2/100. 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. |
| University of Fort Lauderdale | Lauderhill, FL | Private Nonprofit | $24,410 | $19,965 | $38,062 | 100% | Value Score = earnings 15.2 + graduation 25.0 + net price 8.3 + total cost 6.9 + debt 8.4 = 64.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Immaculata University | Immaculata, PA | Private Nonprofit | $43,979 | $24,258 | $75,701 | 71% | Value Score = earnings 30.3 + graduation 17.8 + net price 6.9 + total cost 4.5 + debt 4.4 = 63.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Bucknell University | Lewisburg, PA | Private Nonprofit | $83,756 | $40,766 | $93,807 | 86.3% | Value Score = earnings 37.5 + graduation 21.6 + net price 1.4 + total cost 0.0 + debt 3.4 = 63.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Kettering University | Flint, MI | Private Nonprofit | $61,250 | $34,660 | $94,823 | 70.8% | Value Score = earnings 37.9 + graduation 17.7 + net price 3.4 + total cost 2.3 + debt 2.4 = 63.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Wesleyan University | Middletown, CT | Private Nonprofit | $89,020 | $30,177 | $73,897 | 92.6% | Value Score = earnings 29.6 + graduation 23.2 + net price 4.9 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.1 = 63.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Capitol Technology University | Laurel, MD | Private Nonprofit | $42,471 | $22,102 | $85,035 | 42.7% | Value Score = earnings 34.0 + graduation 10.7 + net price 7.6 + total cost 4.7 + debt 6.6 = 63.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Clarkson University | Potsdam, NY | Private Nonprofit | $79,022 | $30,305 | $89,696 | 74.9% | Value Score = earnings 35.9 + graduation 18.7 + net price 4.9 + total cost 0.1 + debt 3.8 = 63.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, NC | Private Nonprofit | $87,499 | $28,719 | $78,158 | 89.2% | Value Score = earnings 31.3 + graduation 22.3 + net price 5.4 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.4 = 63.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Union College | Schenectady, NY | Private Nonprofit | $84,561 | $34,561 | $88,604 | 80.4% | Value Score = earnings 35.4 + graduation 20.1 + net price 3.5 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.0 = 63.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Baptist Health Sciences University | Memphis, TN | Private Nonprofit | $22,227 | $11,212 | $72,529 | 39.8% | Value Score = earnings 29.0 + graduation 10.0 + net price 11.3 + total cost 7.2 + debt 5.4 = 62.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | Private Nonprofit | $85,962 | $29,278 | $79,042 | 85.4% | Value Score = earnings 31.6 + graduation 21.4 + net price 5.2 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.6 = 62.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Trinity University | San Antonio, TX | Private Nonprofit | $68,224 | $23,464 | $71,668 | 84% | Value Score = earnings 28.7 + graduation 21.0 + net price 7.2 + total cost 1.5 + debt 4.4 = 62.7/100. 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. |
| Soka University of America | Aliso Viejo, CA | Private Nonprofit | $55,064 | $18,260 | $55,017 | 91.8% | Value Score = earnings 22.0 + graduation 23.0 + net price 8.9 + total cost 3.1 + debt 5.6 = 62.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Wofford College | Spartanburg, SC | Private Nonprofit | $72,441 | $18,732 | $68,964 | 84.2% | Value Score = earnings 27.6 + graduation 21.1 + net price 8.8 + total cost 0.9 + debt 4.1 = 62.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of St Francis | Joliet, IL | Private Nonprofit | $46,239 | $13,006 | $63,926 | 66.8% | Value Score = earnings 25.6 + graduation 16.7 + net price 10.7 + total cost 4.2 + debt 5.3 = 62.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI | Private Nonprofit | $66,768 | $31,487 | $78,257 | 83.2% | Value Score = earnings 31.3 + graduation 20.8 + net price 4.5 + total cost 1.7 + debt 4.1 = 62.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| New York University | New York, NY | Private Nonprofit | $84,374 | $37,050 | $82,509 | 87.6% | Value Score = earnings 33.0 + graduation 21.9 + net price 2.7 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.7 = 62.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Grinnell College | Grinnell, IA | Private Nonprofit | $83,440 | $17,648 | $62,830 | 88.1% | Value Score = earnings 25.1 + graduation 22.0 + net price 9.1 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.0 = 62.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Molloy University | Rockville Centre, NY | Private Nonprofit | $50,720 | $24,347 | $77,789 | 69.9% | Value Score = earnings 31.1 + graduation 17.5 + net price 6.9 + total cost 3.7 + debt 3.1 = 62.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Manhattan University | Riverdale, NY | Private Nonprofit | $64,348 | $27,256 | $86,316 | 63.7% | Value Score = earnings 34.5 + graduation 15.9 + net price 5.9 + total cost 2.0 + debt 3.9 = 62.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Western Governors University | Salt Lake City, UT | Private Nonprofit | $16,728 | $12,548 | $60,615 | 46.2% | Value Score = earnings 24.2 + graduation 11.5 + net price 10.8 + total cost 7.9 + debt 7.6 = 62.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | Private Nonprofit | $85,851 | $41,190 | $87,989 | 87.2% | Value Score = earnings 35.2 + graduation 21.8 + net price 1.3 + total cost 0.0 + debt 3.9 = 62.1/100. 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. |
| Chamberlain University-Illinois | Addison, IL | Private For Profit | $40,826 | $31,837 | $92,405 | 41.7% | Value Score = earnings 37.0 + graduation 10.4 + net price 4.4 + total cost 4.9 + debt 5.3 = 62.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | Private Nonprofit | $64,197 | $28,928 | $77,449 | 68.6% | Value Score = earnings 31.0 + graduation 17.1 + net price 5.4 + total cost 2.0 + debt 6.4 = 61.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Bates College | Lewiston, ME | Private Nonprofit | $83,532 | $29,351 | $69,498 | 89.7% | Value Score = earnings 27.8 + graduation 22.4 + net price 5.2 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.4 = 61.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Bryant University | Smithfield, RI | Private Nonprofit | $69,964 | $41,219 | $90,008 | 79.8% | Value Score = earnings 36.0 + graduation 19.9 + net price 1.3 + total cost 1.3 + debt 3.4 = 61.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Dayton | Dayton, OH | Private Nonprofit | $65,881 | $29,533 | $75,537 | 80.2% | Value Score = earnings 30.2 + graduation 20.0 + net price 5.2 + total cost 1.8 + debt 4.4 = 61.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
How to Use This Page
- Compare net price before judging affordability.
- Look at graduation rate and debt beside earnings.
- Use the for-profit/nonprofit context when reviewing schools.
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.