10-yr median earnings
$40,782
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Hillsboro, Missouri
Jefferson College
Jefferson College is a public institution in Hillsboro, 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.
- $7,378
- Avg net price / yr
- $40,782
- 10-yr median earnings
- 35.4%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Jefferson College posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 50%
- former-student earnings, US
- 35.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +17%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Fringe
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Jefferson 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
C
College Value Score
55/100
Jefferson 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 D
$40,782
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A
$7,378
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
35.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$9,285
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
57.4%
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
$7,378
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
35.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 35.4%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.
Jefferson College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$40,782 Top 50% higher than 50% 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 | Jefferson College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $40,782 | #2555 of 5103 | 50th |
| Average net price | $7,378 | #704 of 5020 | 86th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 35.4% | #3934 of 4858 | 19th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,552 | #1252 of 5462 | 77th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
2,552
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
35.4%
150%-time completion
$40,782
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Jefferson College ranks in Missouri
State rank among 120 reporting Missouri colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Jefferson College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $40,782 | #65 of 120 | 46th |
| Average net price | $7,378 | #11 of 119 | 91st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 35.4% | #95 of 107 | 11th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,552 | #23 of 125 | 82nd |
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 |
| 65 | Jefferson CollegeThis school | $40,782 | $7,378 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Jefferson College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$6,048 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$5,745 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$8,614 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$10,568 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Jefferson College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $5,250 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $8,850 |
| Average Net Price | $7,378 |
29.9%
Pell Grant Rate
7.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,285
Median Debt
$98/mo
Monthly Payment
2013–2023: what Jefferson College costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +21.8% over 10 years, from $6,348 to $7,734 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $6,3482023 · $7,734
Over the same years, enrollment went -49.5% (4,974 → 2,514 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
61.0%
Female
45.8%
First Generation
Outcomes
$34,913
Median Earnings (6yr)
46.4%
Earning Over $25K
57.4%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 35.4% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $34,913 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $40,782 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 46.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 57.4% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,285 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $98/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 11 | 505 | $50,624 | $81,918 | $11,854 |
| Certificate | 2 | 54 | $71,305 | $79,734 | - |
Top programs at Jefferson College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$81,918 median earnings
- Practical Nursing, Vocatio…
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
$79,734 median earnings
- Criminal Justice and Corre…
Criminal Justice and Corrections
$64,131 median earnings
- Criminal Justice and Corre…
Criminal Justice and Corrections
$62,876 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$59,434 median earnings
- Computer Systems Networkin…
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
$49,167 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$47,284 median earnings
- Liberal Arts and Sciences,…
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
$43,983 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
Explore Data-Matched Colleges
Matches use Scorecard measures among reporting colleges — not state-system recommendations or geographic proximity.
Similar Enrollment and Sector
Other Public institutions closest in reported enrollment, preferring the same Carnegie classification.
Similar Reported Net Price
Other Public institutions with the nearest reported average net price.
SUNY Corning Community College
Corning, NY
$7,373 net price · $5 apart
Southwest Texas College
Uvalde, TX
$7,372 net price · $6 apart
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
Alamogordo, NM
$7,369 net price · $9 apart
Union County Vocational Technical School
Scotch Plains, NJ
$7,361 net price · $17 apart
Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
Same-sector institutions with the same direction and nearest fitted annual change; only series with R² of at least 0.40 qualify.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Jefferson College? ▼
Jefferson College is a public institution in Hillsboro, Missouri. Undergraduate enrollment is 2,552 students.
How much do Jefferson College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Jefferson College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $40,782 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $34,913.
How much does Jefferson College cost? ▼
The average net price at Jefferson College is $7,378. In-state tuition is $5,250 and out-of-state tuition is $8,850. Median student debt at graduation is $9,285.
What is the graduation rate at Jefferson College? ▼
Jefferson College has a 35.4% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Jefferson College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Jefferson College is $9,285, while former students earn a median of $40,782 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 23% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 57.4% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $98.
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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