What College Really Costs — and What Graduates Earn
Choosing a college is a six-figure decision, and the sticker price is only part of it. CollegeAtlasUSA brings together the U.S. Department of Education's own figures: the net price after financial aid, the share of students who actually graduate, the debt they leave with, and — the number most people want — what graduates of a given program earn a few years out. Every figure is tied to the year and cohort it describes.
Browse colleges by state
Pick a state to see its colleges and, later, its cities and subject lists.
What this site covers
Type, size, ownership, city; sticker price and net price after aid; admission rate; graduation rate; median student debt.
The most valuable view: cost, typical debt and median earnings for graduates of a specific program at a specific school.
Colleges by state and by city, plus subject lists like nursing schools or engineering schools in a state.
Cheapest colleges, and best earnings-to-cost ratio — always by a named official figure, never our own opinion of "best".
The College Scorecard and IPEDS data are being loaded now. See About the Data for the sources and caveats.