Price next to earnings
Published net price beside median earnings ten years out. No magic score.
Search for a school. The result uses only numbers that school publishes.
How do you calculate the ROI of a college?
We put the published net price next to median earnings ten years after enrolling, from the College Scorecard. The gap is what a graduate earns per dollar spent, which is a starting point rather than a promise.
See career outcome rankings- Net price, not sticker
- Average net price is what aided students paid in a year after grants, which is the figure the Department publishes for every school.
- Earnings are school-wide
- Median earnings cover everyone who enrolled, not just graduates of the program you are considering.
- Debt matters too
- A school can look strong on earnings and weak on debt. Read both rows on the compare page before you decide.
Put two schools side by side
Price, completion, earnings, and debt, with the better figure marked. No hidden score.
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