10-yr median earnings
$34,706
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Chicago, Illinois
Generations College
Generations College is a private nonprofit institution in Chicago, Illinois. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $34,706
- 10-yr median earnings
- $18,894
- Avg net price / yr
- 9.2%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Generations College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 32nd pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 9.2%
- 150%-time completion
- +11%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Generations College 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 ("Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional"), 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
F
College Value Score
22/100
Generations College
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 F
$34,706
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$18,894
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
9.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$25,250
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
27.3%
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
$18,894
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
9.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 9.2%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Generations College 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 Generations College 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.
Generations College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$34,706 32nd percentile higher than 32% 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 | Generations College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $34,706 | #3493 of 5103 | 32nd |
| Average net price | $18,894 | #2866 of 5020 | 43rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 9.2% | #4837 of 4858 | 0th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 310 | #3260 of 5462 | 40th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
310
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
9.2%
150%-time completion
$34,706
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Generations College ranks in Illinois
State rank among 189 reporting Illinois colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Generations College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $34,706 | #133 of 189 | 30th |
| Average net price | $18,894 | #110 of 179 | 39th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 9.2% | #170 of 171 | 1st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 310 | #113 of 201 | 44th |
Highest former-student earnings in Illinois
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Illinois | $92,405 | $31,837 |
| 2 | University of Chicago | $91,885 | $14,860 |
| 3 | Northwestern University | $89,363 | $29,167 |
| 4 | St. John's College | $86,331 | - |
| 5 | Lakeview College of Nursing | $84,522 | - |
| 6 | Illinois Institute of Technology | $82,592 | $18,425 |
| 7 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | $81,054 | $14,355 |
| 8 | Saint Anthony College of Nursing | $77,709 | - |
| 9 | Rush University | $75,194 | - |
| 10 | Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing | $72,850 | - |
| 11 | Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | $72,430 | - |
| 12 | Loyola University Chicago | $71,530 | $36,079 |
| 133 | Generations CollegeThis school | $34,706 | $18,894 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $12,700 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $12,700 |
| Average Net Price | $18,894 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $18,723 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $19,710 |
70.0%
Pell Grant Rate
22.7%
Federal Loan Rate
$25,250
Median Debt
$268/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Generations College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $14,970 to $20,140 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +9.7%, 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
$14,970
Highest year
$20,140
Most recent (2023)
$19,558
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $17,8242023 · $19,558
Over the same years, enrollment went +51.7% (209 → 317 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
77.8%
Female
56.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
$31,406
Median Earnings (6yr)
41.1%
Earning Over $25K
27.3%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 9.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $31,406 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $34,706 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 41.1% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 27.3% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $25,250 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $268/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Support Services | Associate's | 8 | $48,423 | $23,730 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's | 12 | $40,226 | $20,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's | 15 | - | $30,000 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Generations College? ▼
Generations College is a private nonprofit institution in Chicago, Illinois. Undergraduate enrollment is 310 students.
How much do Generations College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Generations College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $34,706 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $31,406.
How much does Generations College cost? ▼
The average net price at Generations College is $18,894. In-state tuition is $12,700 and out-of-state tuition is $12,700. Median student debt at graduation is $25,250.
What is the graduation rate at Generations College? ▼
Generations College has a 9.2% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Generations College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Generations College is $25,250, while former students earn a median of $34,706 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 73% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 27.3% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $268.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. 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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