Women's Colleges with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings

Women's Colleges 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 500 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 23 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts0.12×14%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 2Scripps CollegeClaremont, California0.17×38%1492$36k$78k83%1,11334 mi 3Barnard CollegeNew York, New York0.22×9%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 4Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts0.27×21%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi 5Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, Pennsylvania0.33×29%1396$32k$75k82%1,35911 mi 6Notre Dame of Maryland UniversityBaltimore, Maryland0.35×82%—$19k$65k50%7096 mi 7Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, California0.36×73%—$21k$72k53%1,7195 mi 8Simmons UniversityBoston, Massachusetts0.39×70%1316$25k$63k72%1,6703 mi 9Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, Massachusetts0.39×36%1463$26k$58k84%2,16962 mi 10St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota0.41×92%1147$20k$59k61%2,473135 mi 11Spelman CollegeAtlanta, Georgia0.42×25%1220$39k$60k78%3,414222 mi 12College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph, Minnesota0.43×92%1151$27k$63k77%1,370134 mi 13Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, Massachusetts0.45×85%1120$14k$55k44%1,10849 mi 14Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania0.45×84%—$19k$59k60%83447 mi 15Saint Mary's CollegeNotre Dame, Indiana0.45×76%1246$25k$59k69%1,45824 mi 16Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, Georgia0.48×62%1260$25k$56k71%836216 mi 17Meredith CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina0.49×74%1204$22k$52k70%1,18894 mi 18Brenau UniversityGainesville, Georgia0.50×88%1079$19k$54k33%1,029210 mi 19Alverno CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin0.51×86%—$23k$53k49%6314 mi 20Mount Mary UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin0.52×62%1020$20k$49k43%6317 mi 21Trinity Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia0.53×100%—$9k$54k49%1,4144 mi 22Hollins UniversityRoanoke, Virginia0.67×68%1230$21k$40k65%665146 mi 23Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania0.69×56%1282$43k$38k57%5352 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.