Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
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$20,825
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
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$11,131
Average paid from out of state, estimated
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$21,041
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Empire State University
Under $30,000
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$8,809
$30,000–$48,000
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$12,322
$48,000–$75,000
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$11,795
$75,000–$110,000
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$14,466
Over $110,000
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$19,243
After you start
Measure
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Empire State University
Undergrads
293
7,585
Graduate within 6 years
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29%
Come back for year two
—
66%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$121,614
$59,509
Median debt at graduation
$12,500
$18,750
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers