COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
FIELD 42.27 · UNITID 190150BACHELOR'S DEGREE

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK

Research and Experimental Psychology

Published outcomes for this field-and-credential combination—not every graduate, every campus, or a forecast of an individual's result.

Median earnings$86,946working, not enrolled · 4 years
Median debt$20,500Stafford + Grad PLUS · all schools
Working graduates95four-year earnings cohort
Two-year awards329IPEDS pooled debt-cohort years
Not a return-on-investment calculation.

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01 / SAME-FIELD CONTEXT

Where this record sits

Four-year earnings percentile100thhigher than about 100% of published same-field, same-credential peers
Debt position44%lower median debt than about 44% of published peers

Peer group: 25 institution-program records meeting the 75-working-graduate threshold with non-suppressed earnings and debt.

02 / PEER RECORDS

Same field and credential

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Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY · Bachelor's Degree$86,946 earnings · $20,500 debtUniversity of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI · Bachelor's Degree$67,537 earnings · $18,708 debtUniversity of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA · Bachelor's Degree$66,171 earnings · $15,000 debtUniversity of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA · Bachelor's Degree$64,904 earnings · $12,111 debtUniversity of DelawareNewark, DE · Bachelor's Degree$63,614 earnings · $24,786 debtNew York UniversityNew York, NY · Bachelor's Degree$63,315 earnings · $21,499 debtUniversity of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · Bachelor's Degree$61,134 earnings · $16,737 debtUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL · Bachelor's Degree$60,168 earnings · $20,050 debtUniversity of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA · Bachelor's Degree$57,718 earnings · $15,754 debtUniversity of California-DavisDavis, CA · Bachelor's Degree$57,378 earnings · $13,219 debtTrinity Washington UniversityWashington, DC · Bachelor's Degree$54,934 earnings · $41,386 debtPark UniversityParkville, MO · Bachelor's Degree$54,849 earnings · $24,000 debtGeorgia College & State UniversityMilledgeville, GA · Bachelor's Degree$54,441 earnings · $24,500 debtUniversity of California-IrvineIrvine, CA · Bachelor's Degree$54,323 earnings · $13,000 debtKansas State UniversityManhattan, KS · Bachelor's Degree$53,337 earnings · $20,035 debtPurdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN · Bachelor's Degree$52,170 earnings · $19,500 debtCanisius UniversityBuffalo, NY · Bachelor's Degree$51,532 earnings · $25,250 debtUniversity of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC · Bachelor's Degree$51,090 earnings · $24,250 debt
03 / RETURN TO INSTITUTION

Columbia University in the City of New York

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