10-yr median earnings
$56,508
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Sunset Hills, Missouri
Applied Tech
Applied Tech is a public institution in Sunset Hills, Missouri. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $23,405
- Avg net price / yr
- $56,508
- 10-yr median earnings
- 28.6%
- 150%-time completion
- 40.7%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Applied Tech pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with a selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 19%
- former-student earnings, US
- 40.7%
- acceptance rate
- 28.6%
- 150%-time completion
- -2%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Applied Tech profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
43/100
Applied Tech
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B+
$56,508
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$23,405
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
28.6%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$14,750
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$23,405
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
28.6%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 28.6%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Applied Tech vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Applied Tech ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Applied Tech: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$56,508 Top 19% higher than 81% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Applied Tech | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $56,508 | #994 of 5103 | 81st |
| Average net price | $23,405 | #3711 of 5020 | 26th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 28.6% | #4371 of 4858 | 10th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 172 | #3802 of 5462 | 30th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
172
Undergraduate enrollment
40.7%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
28.6%
150%-time completion
$56,508
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Applied Tech ranks in Missouri
State rank among 120 reporting Missouri colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Applied Tech | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $56,508 | #15 of 120 | 88th |
| Average net price | $23,405 | #96 of 119 | 19th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 28.6% | #102 of 107 | 5th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 172 | #79 of 125 | 37th |
Highest former-student earnings in Missouri
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis | $137,047 | $31,817 |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-Missouri | $92,405 | $30,716 |
| 3 | Washington University in St Louis | $86,182 | $21,786 |
| 4 | Research College of Nursing | $85,910 | - |
| 5 | Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing | $84,393 | - |
| 6 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | $82,957 | $16,298 |
| 7 | Saint Louis University | $70,783 | $24,398 |
| 8 | Rockhurst University | $67,102 | $25,884 |
| 9 | University of Missouri-Columbia | $63,403 | $20,268 |
| 10 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | $62,105 | $22,066 |
| 11 | Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences | $60,918 | $19,390 |
| 12 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | $59,637 | $13,310 |
| 15 | Applied TechThis school | $56,508 | $23,405 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 40.7% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $23,405 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $22,954 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $25,283 |
55.8%
Pell Grant Rate
70.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$14,750
Median Debt
$156/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Applied Tech swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $15,532 to $21,066 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -2.2%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$15,532
Highest year
$21,066
Most recent (2023)
$19,645
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $20,0872023 · $19,645
Over the same years, enrollment went -8.4% (166 → 152 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
95.0%
Female
57.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
$57,854
Median Earnings (6yr)
67.2%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 28.6% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $57,854 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $56,508 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 67.2% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $14,750 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $156/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 71 | $60,094 | $14,750 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Applied Tech? ▼
Applied Tech is a public institution in Sunset Hills, Missouri. The acceptance rate is 40.7%. Undergraduate enrollment is 172 students.
How much do Applied Tech former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Applied Tech who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $56,508 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $57,854.
How much does Applied Tech cost? ▼
The average net price at Applied Tech is $23,405.. Median student debt at graduation is $14,750.
What is the graduation rate at Applied Tech? ▼
Applied Tech has a 28.6% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Applied Tech worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Applied Tech is $14,750, while former students earn a median of $56,508 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 26% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $156.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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