Colleges Admitting at Least 75% of Applicants with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings

Colleges Admitting at Least 75% of Applicants with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings, ranked by debt / annual earnings. Median federal debt divided by median 10-year annual earnings. These are different cohorts; this is not a repayment timeline. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 606 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington0.19×91%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 2University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington0.19×83%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 3San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California0.19×85%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 4Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania0.19×81%1243$29k$77k69%3,7551 mi 5University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico0.20×81%909$8k$28k46%1,8831 mi 6Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston, Massachusetts0.20×85%1269$40k$126k62%3,4513 mi 7CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York0.21×80%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 8California State University-StanislausTurlock, California0.21×98%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 9California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California0.22×97%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 10California State University-FullertonFullerton, California0.22×91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 11California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California0.22×91%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 12California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California0.22×75%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 13San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California0.23×96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 14Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, Illinois0.23×83%—$32k$92k42%14,02719 mi 15Chamberlain University-TexasHouston, Texas0.23×84%—$32k$92k25%2,27031 mi 16Chamberlain University-GeorgiaSandy Springs, Georgia0.23×91%—$33k$92k50%1,940223 mi 17Chamberlain University-New JerseyNorth Brunswick, New Jersey0.23×100%—$38k$92k33%1,2268 mi 18California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California0.23×94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 19California State University-East BayHayward, California0.23×97%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 20California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California0.23×93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 21CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York0.24×86%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 22California State University-FresnoFresno, California0.24×95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 23California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California0.24×95%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 24California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California0.24×93%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 25University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois0.24×77%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 26California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California0.25×94%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 27Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Indiana0.25×77%1427$43k$101k78%2,309148 mi 28Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah0.25×82%—$10k$50k61%9,289390 mi 29University of California-MercedMerced, California0.25×91%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 30Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California0.25×93%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 31George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia0.26×87%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 32SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York0.26×84%—$11k$59k45%4,1624 mi 33California State University-ChicoChico, California0.26×93%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 34University of PortlandPortland, Oregon0.26×89%1277$28k$83k80%2,95746 mi 35University of California-RiversideRiverside, California0.26×76%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 36The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas0.26×94%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 37Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington0.26×77%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 38Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota0.26×99%1020$17k$65k44%5,616131 mi 39Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah0.27×92%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 40SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, New York0.27×81%1201$14k$64k55%1,84957 mi 41College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York0.27×92%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 42Arizona College of Nursing-PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona0.27×100%—$37k$35k—1,229173 mi 43Arizona College of Nursing-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada0.27×100%—$31k$35k82%1,222226 mi 44Arizona College of Nursing-TempeTempe, Arizona0.27×100%—$32k$35k89%1,202164 mi 45California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California0.28×95%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 46The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas0.28×80%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 47University of Hawaii-West OahuKapolei, Hawaii0.28×95%985$10k$52k50%2,5193 mi 48University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado0.28×78%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 49Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottPrescott, Arizona0.28×77%1250$40k$84k68%3,218222 mi 50California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California0.28×94%—$6k$59k50%8,57770 mi 51University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota0.28×80%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 52University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah0.28×86%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 53Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington0.28×87%—$15k$69k61%21,099247 mi 54Kettering UniversityFlint, Michigan0.28×79%1251$35k$95k71%1,20541 mi 55Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, New York0.29×77%1304$30k$90k75%2,19627 mi 56University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0.29×83%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 57University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0.29×88%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 58Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland0.29×82%1095$17k$64k69%16,1369 mi 59Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania0.29×89%1258$30k$87k79%4,9486 mi 60Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington0.30×93%1289$21k$63k65%13,5441 mi 61Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota0.30×79%—$18k$60k46%3,018133 mi 62Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont0.30×82%—$18k$50k47%3,590109 mi 63Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania0.30×79%1345$39k$85k78%13,2333 mi 64The University of Texas at TylerTyler, Texas0.30×94%1114$13k$57k54%7,440177 mi 65Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, California0.30×87%—$30k$79k70%1,9478 mi 66Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, New York0.30×79%1270$27k$86k64%2,7441 mi 67University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, Texas0.30×91%1060$16k$59k52%6,0785 mi 68Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts0.30×91%1229$34k$83k68%3,7473 mi 69The College of Saint ScholasticaDuluth, Minnesota0.30×93%1120$28k$66k71%1,7651 mi 70Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, Massachusetts0.30×95%—$22k$82k74%1,395< 1 mi 71Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin0.31×81%1310$31k$78k83%7,6602 mi 72Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana0.31×78%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi 73University of DenverDenver, Colorado0.31×78%1355$36k$71k76%6,025742 mi 74Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington0.31×82%1335$35k$79k86%5,198224 mi 75Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona0.31×90%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 76Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Falls, Oregon0.31×95%1150$16k$72k54%2,892126 mi 77Lewis & Clark CollegePortland, Oregon0.31×78%—$36k$62k75%2,12055 mi 78University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota0.32×85%1296$29k$74k76%6,245134 mi 79California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, California0.32×76%1266$30k$69k70%2,29613 mi 80University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming0.32×97%—$14k$57k59%7,944766 mi 81The University of Texas Permian BasinOdessa, Texas0.32×95%1033$13k$56k40%3,911400 mi 82Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington0.32×91%—$18k$62k54%7,83388 mi 83Linfield UniversityMcMinnville, Oregon0.32×85%—$27k$79k70%1,62137 mi 84Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, California0.32×84%1290$35k$85k78%1,1141 mi 85Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan0.32×92%1258$14k$78k68%5,9551 mi 86University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii0.32×87%1102$16k$58k64%15,0292 mi 87Worcester State UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts0.32×88%1150$13k$61k61%3,93039 mi 88Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Tennessee0.32×76%1151$14k$49k58%8,698365 mi 89University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri0.32×78%1247$20k$63k75%23,929318 mi 90Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, Mississippi0.33×90%1090$12k$46k47%1,605192 mi 91Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, Maryland0.33×75%1290$31k$83k79%3,8696 mi 92University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona0.33×86%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi 93University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma0.33×77%1246$15k$63k75%22,734402 mi 94University of Detroit MercyDetroit, Michigan0.33×75%1134$15k$71k67%2,4388 mi 95University of OregonEugene, Oregon0.33×88%1272$22k$61k72%20,49752 mi 96Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois0.33×88%1113$19k$62k65%19,057113 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.