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Net cost: The median annual cost of all students that receive any aid. This does not refer to the “sticker price”, the price listed by the college.
Earnings: The median earnings of all bachelor-level students 10 years after enrollment. This includes both students that do and do not graduate, across all majors.
Payback: The amount of time in years it takes to pay off the median net cost by the median earnings. For this calculation, the median earning of high school graduates (in the school’s home state) are deducted from the median earnings.
Degree premium: The difference between the school’s median earnings and the median earnings for all schools in the same state. This is called “Vs. state average” in school profiles below.
Ranking: The payback rate is divided by the degree premium (set as a percentage), the lower the number the higher the rank. (i.e. payback=1, degree premium 20% higher than state school median: 1/120% = .883.
Texas Woman's University
Denton, Texas
Admission rate: 94%
Grad rate: 56%
Net cost: $9,617
Payback: 1.9 Years
Earnings: $49,724
Vs. state average: + $4,777
Economic score: 1.69
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Wesleyan College
Macon, Georgia
Admission rate: 60%
Grad rate: 58%
Net cost: $11,358
Payback: 3.8 Years
Earnings: $38,065
Vs. state average: - $3,828
Economic score: 4.17
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Converse College
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Admission rate: 83%
Grad rate: 57%
Net cost: $12,685
Payback: 4.0 Years
Earnings: $38,109
Vs. state average: - $6,176
Economic score: 4.69
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College of Saint Mary
Omaha, Nebraska
Admission rate: 50%
Grad rate: 61%
Net cost: $14,325
Payback: 2.8 Years
Earnings: $48,273
Vs. state average: - $3,562
Economic score: 3.01
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Alverno College
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Admission rate: 79%
Grad rate: 50%
Net cost: $15,491
Payback: 3.4 Years
Earnings: $47,595
Vs. state average: - $4,480
Economic score: 3.77
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Judson College
Marion, Alabama
Admission rate: 57%
Grad rate: 45%
Net cost: $16,827
Payback: 11.3 Years
Earnings: $29,569
Vs. state average: - $13,794
Economic score: 16.63
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Salem College
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Admission rate: 85%
Grad rate: 59%
Net cost: $18,010
Payback: 4.7 Years
Earnings: $41,578
Vs. state average: - $493
Economic score: 4.75
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St Catherine University
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Admission rate: 77%
Grad rate: 62%
Net cost: $19,078
Payback: 3.3 Years
Earnings: $52,603
Vs. state average: - $2,673
Economic score: 3.42
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Agnes Scott College
Decatur, Georgia
Admission rate: 68%
Grad rate: 69%
Net cost: $20,503
Payback: 4.1 Years
Earnings: $48,175
Vs. state average: + $6,282
Economic score: 3.58
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Hollins University
Roanoke, Virginia
Admission rate: 81%
Grad rate: 57%
Net cost: $20,603
Payback: 7.7 Years
Earnings: $35,969
Vs. state average: - $7,015
Economic score: 9.22
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Cedar Crest College
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Admission rate: 53%
Grad rate: 54%
Net cost: $21,520
Payback: 4.0 Years
Earnings: $52,679
Vs. state average: - $899
Economic score: 4.11
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Wellesley College
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Admission rate: 21%
Grad rate: 93%
Net cost: $22,087
Payback: 2.3 Years
Earnings: $66,531
Vs. state average: - $1,227
Economic score: 2.36
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Mills College
Oakland, California
Admission rate: 92%
Grad rate: 78%
Net cost: $22,202
Payback: 2.7 Years
Earnings: $58,594
Vs. state average: + $7,915
Economic score: 2.37
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Bay Path University
Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Admission rate: 79%
Grad rate: 59%
Net cost: $22,211
Payback: 6.9 Years
Earnings: $43,797
Vs. state average: - $23,961
Economic score: 10.66
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Stephens College
Columbia, Missouri
Admission rate: 65%
Grad rate: 47%
Net cost: $22,337
Payback: 8.4 Years
Earnings: $38,034
Vs. state average: - $9,286
Economic score: 10.48
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Notre Dame of Maryland University
Baltimore, Maryland
Admission rate: 63%
Grad rate: 65%
Net cost: $22,930
Payback: 4.7 Years
Earnings: $50,974
Vs. state average: - $3,378
Economic score: 5.05
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Meredith College
Raleigh, North Carolina
Admission rate: 72%
Grad rate: 60%
Net cost: $23,683
Payback: 4.5 Years
Earnings: $43,646
Vs. state average: + $1,575
Economic score: 4.39
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Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, Indiana
Admission rate: 82%
Grad rate: 77%
Net cost: $24,247
Payback: 3.2 Years
Earnings: $56,655
Vs. state average: + $11,010
Economic score: 2.58
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Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar, Virginia
Admission rate: 76%
Grad rate: 49%
Net cost: $25,039
Payback: 5.5 Years
Earnings: $48,425
Vs. state average: + $5,441
Economic score: 4.84
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College of Saint Benedict
Saint Joseph, Minnesota
Admission rate: 85%
Grad rate: 77%
Net cost: $25,785
Payback: 3.6 Years
Earnings: $56,367
Vs. state average: + $1,091
Economic score: 3.49
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