Colleges Admitting at Least 50% of Applicants with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings

Colleges Admitting at Least 50% 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 919 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah0.15×68%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 2University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico0.15×59%—$11k$31k52%2,6691 mi 3University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, Puerto Rico0.15×55%—$9k$36k50%8,5722 mi 4University of Puerto Rico at CayeyCayey, Puerto Rico0.16×53%955$10k$31k50%2,06912 mi 5CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York0.16×64%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 6University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico0.17×57%—$18k$49k49%9,5391 mi 7CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York0.17×54%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 8University of Puerto Rico at PoncePonce, Puerto Rico0.18×52%—$11k$31k46%2,2782 mi 9University of Puerto Rico-CarolinaCarolina, Puerto Rico0.18×55%932$13k$31k37%2,4044 mi 10CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York0.18×58%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 11CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York0.18×60%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 12University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington0.19×91%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 13University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington0.19×83%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 14University of Puerto Rico-HumacaoHumacao, Puerto Rico0.19×55%—$13k$30k47%2,5294 mi 15CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York0.19×57%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 16San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California0.19×85%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 17Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania0.19×81%1243$29k$77k69%3,7551 mi 18CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York0.19×68%——$66k—3,2541 mi 19CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York0.19×64%880$4k$57k32%4,3454 mi 20CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York0.20×57%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 21University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico0.20×81%909$8k$28k46%1,8831 mi 22SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, New York0.20×63%—$19k$56k66%1,83935 mi 23Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston, Massachusetts0.20×85%1269$40k$126k62%3,4513 mi 24Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York0.21×63%1147$11k$70k53%9,5527 mi 25CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York0.21×80%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 26California State University-StanislausTurlock, California0.21×98%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 27California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California0.22×97%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 28California State University-FullertonFullerton, California0.22×91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 29California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California0.22×91%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 30California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California0.22×75%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 31San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California0.23×96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 32Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, Illinois0.23×83%—$32k$92k42%14,02719 mi 33Chamberlain University-TexasHouston, Texas0.23×84%—$32k$92k25%2,27031 mi 34Chamberlain University-GeorgiaSandy Springs, Georgia0.23×91%—$33k$92k50%1,940223 mi 35Chamberlain University-New JerseyNorth Brunswick, New Jersey0.23×100%—$38k$92k33%1,2268 mi 36California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California0.23×94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 37California State University-East BayHayward, California0.23×97%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 38Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York0.23×63%1456$36k$102k84%5,71499 mi 39California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California0.23×93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 40Colorado School of MinesGolden, Colorado0.24×61%1412$29k$97k82%6,155737 mi 41CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York0.24×86%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 42California State University-FresnoFresno, California0.24×95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 43California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California0.24×95%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 44California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California0.24×93%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 45SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, New York0.24×72%1214$22k$96k64%1,285< 1 mi 46University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois0.24×77%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 47University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California0.24×66%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 48California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California0.25×94%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 49Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Indiana0.25×77%1427$43k$101k78%2,309148 mi 50Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas0.25×57%1280$21k$72k84%59,61597 mi 51Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah0.25×82%—$10k$50k61%9,289390 mi 52University of the PacificStockton, California0.25×71%1346$25k$78k69%3,2047 mi 53Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas0.25×63%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 54New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey0.25×65%1337$17k$84k73%9,0194 mi 55University of California-MercedMerced, California0.25×91%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 56Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California0.25×93%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 57George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia0.26×87%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 58Yeshiva UniversityNew York, New York0.26×56%1426$50k$71k83%2,852< 1 mi 59University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California0.26×62%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi 60SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York0.26×84%—$11k$59k45%4,1624 mi 61California State University-ChicoChico, California0.26×93%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 62University of PortlandPortland, Oregon0.26×89%1277$28k$83k80%2,95746 mi 63University of California-RiversideRiverside, California0.26×76%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 64Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts0.26×60%—$43k$103k90%5,44738 mi 65The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas0.26×94%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 66Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia0.26×55%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 67The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas0.26×65%1286$18k$68k76%21,751245 mi 68Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington0.26×77%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 69Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota0.26×99%1020$17k$65k44%5,616131 mi 70University of San DiegoSan Diego, California0.27×52%—$30k$87k84%5,6713 mi 71Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah0.27×92%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 72SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, New York0.27×81%1201$14k$64k55%1,84957 mi 73College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York0.27×92%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 74University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York0.27×74%1295$21k$71k75%20,1126 mi 75Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, Missouri0.27×70%1120$26k$67k75%1,580414 mi 76Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida0.27×55%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 77Arizona College of Nursing-PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona0.27×100%—$37k$35k—1,229173 mi 78Arizona College of Nursing-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada0.27×100%—$31k$35k82%1,222226 mi 79Arizona College of Nursing-TempeTempe, Arizona0.27×100%—$32k$35k89%1,202164 mi 80Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina0.28×66%1208$42k$75k84%6,452143 mi 81University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida0.28×53%1153$10k$56k69%13,3597 mi 82California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California0.28×95%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 83The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas0.28×80%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 84University of Hawaii-West OahuKapolei, Hawaii0.28×95%985$10k$52k50%2,5193 mi 85University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland0.28×72%1323$16k$70k70%10,7015 mi 86Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois0.28×75%—$14k$52k22%3,9823 mi 87University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado0.28×78%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 88Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, Missouri0.28×73%1317$16k$83k64%5,521344 mi 89Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideDaytona Beach, Florida0.28×58%1148$19k$84k21%9,1394 mi 90Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, Florida0.28×65%1257$41k$84k67%7,8604 mi 91Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottPrescott, Arizona0.28×77%1250$40k$84k68%3,218222 mi 92California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California0.28×94%—$6k$59k50%8,57770 mi 93University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota0.28×80%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 94University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah0.28×86%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 95Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington0.28×87%—$15k$69k61%21,099247 mi 96Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California0.28×63%1384$58k$83k83%3,5531 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.