College Plain

College acceptance rates, tuition and pay by major

Each college here has three pages built from federal data: how many applicants it admitted every fall since 2001, what families at each income level actually paid after aid, and what graduates of each bachelor's program earned. Every number shows the year it describes and where it came from.

For reference, the median four-year college admitted 77% of applicants for fall 2024, charged in-state students $10,300 at public schools, and its former students earned $58,912 ten years after enrolling (1,935 four-year colleges in the College Scorecard).

Alabama

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Alabama
Tuscaloosa · cost · majors
77%$12,484$20,202$66,081
Auburn
Auburn · cost · majors
46%$13,318$25,424$73,273

Arkansas

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Arkansas
Fayetteville · cost · majors
74%$10,496$17,571$63,588

California

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Chapman
Orange · cost · majors
65%$67,894$46,708$80,694
Pepperdine
Malibu · cost · majors
63%$72,672$48,065$89,410
San Diego State
San Diego · cost · majors
36%$9,180$13,243$73,494
UC Davis
Davis · cost · majors
42%$17,346$14,318$86,999
UC Irvine
Irvine · cost · majors
29%$16,235$13,866$83,432
UC Riverside
Riverside · cost · majors
76%$16,103$12,672$72,974
UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara · cost · majors
33%$16,989$16,807$82,568

Florida

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
FIU
Miami · cost · majors
55%$6,565$11,462$65,722
Florida Atlantic
Boca Raton · cost · majors
66%$4,879$10,394$61,062
University of Tampa
Tampa · cost · majors
40%$35,744$40,584$69,272

Georgia

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Georgia State
Atlanta · cost · majors
55%$8,664$12,365$51,903

Illinois

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
DePaul
Chicago · cost · majors
76%$47,676$27,308$75,602

Indiana

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Indiana University
Bloomington · cost · majors
78%$12,144$16,003$70,105

Iowa

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Iowa
Iowa City · cost · majors
84%$11,622$22,508$70,727
Iowa State
Ames · cost · majors
89%$11,092$18,517$67,568

Louisiana

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
LSU
Baton Rouge · cost · majors
73%$12,551$19,286$64,338

Maine

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
UMaine
Orono · cost · majors
97%$13,760$17,224$59,140

Massachusetts

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Bentley
Waltham · cost · majors
45%$63,390$38,969$126,427
Emerson College
Boston · cost · majors
51%$59,044$49,215$67,317
Suffolk
Boston · cost · majors
82%$49,556$40,008$75,345
UMass Amherst
Amherst · cost · majors
60%$18,487$22,857$80,486

Michigan

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Michigan State
East Lansing · cost · majors
85%$17,256$21,322$74,168

Mississippi

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Ole Miss
University · cost · majors
97%$10,150$13,752$59,112

Montana

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Montana State
Bozeman · cost · majors
82%$8,948$23,106$59,536

New Jersey

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Rutgers
New Brunswick · cost · majors
58%$18,824$24,897$80,490
Seton Hall
South Orange · cost · majors
73%$55,040$31,552$80,035

New York

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Fordham
Bronx · cost · majors
59%$67,897$42,760$92,809

North Carolina

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
App State
Boone · cost · majors
90%$7,642$16,082$57,488
UNC Charlotte
Charlotte · cost · majors
80%$7,317$15,142$63,486

Ohio

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Case Western Reserve
Cleveland · cost · majors
37%$69,270$44,622$89,865
Cincinnati
Cincinnati · cost · majors
85%$14,394$24,917$60,832
Ohio University
Athens · cost · majors
85%$14,582$20,666$61,938

Pennsylvania

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Drexel
Philadelphia · cost · majors
79%$64,212$37,529$92,338
Lehigh
Bethlehem · cost · majors
26%$67,920$25,272$116,342
Penn State
University Park · cost · majors
61%$21,098$33,675$71,762
Pitt
Pittsburgh · cost · majors
58%$22,736$29,362$73,113
Villanova
Villanova · cost · majors
27%$70,826$41,536$115,382

Rhode Island

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Bryant
Smithfield · cost · majors
65%$54,404$39,186$104,456

South Carolina

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Clemson
Clemson · cost · majors
38%$15,854$22,032$79,064
South Carolina
Columbia · cost · majors
60%$12,688$22,197$69,024

Texas

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Baylor
Waco · cost · majors
51%$63,620$44,441$72,408
SMU
Dallas · cost · majors
63%$69,722$39,816$90,037
TCU
Fort Worth · cost · majors
44%$63,590$35,045$77,334
Texas A&M
College Station · cost · majors
57%$13,154$21,527$78,159

Virginia

CollegeAcceptance rateTuition (in-state)Avg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
George Mason
Fairfax · cost · majors
87%$14,316$14,697$79,923
VCU
Richmond · cost · majors
93%$17,490$25,037$64,442
William & Mary
Williamsburg · cost · majors
34%$26,456$18,880$83,488