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Miami University-Hamilton

Miami University-Hamilton is a public institution in Hamilton, Ohio. 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.

$11,286
Avg net price / yr
$55,076
10-yr median earnings
23.2%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Miami University-Hamilton posts top-quartile former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Top 21%
former-student earnings, US
23.2%
150%-time completion
+11%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large Carnegie: Bacc: Diverse
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Miami University-Hamilton 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 ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields"), 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
48/100
Miami University-Hamilton

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+
$55,076
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B
$11,286
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
23.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$23,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A-
77.4%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
53.4%
First-year students returning for year two
Miami University-Hamilton vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$55,076

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$11,286

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

23.2%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 23.2%

Four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Miami University-Hamilton vs peers

Miami University-Hamilton positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Miami University-Hamilton positioned by earn… Carnegie Classification: Bacc: Diverse Bacc: Dive… COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $19K $63K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $8K $16K Avg Net Price ($) Miami University-Hamilton (you are here): $55K earn · $11K net · 23% grad You are here - Miami University-H… Central Ohio Technical College: $39K earn · $10K net · 27% grad Central Ohio Techn… Shawnee State University: $40K earn · $14K net · 45% grad Shawnee State Univ… Ohio State University-Newark Campus: $60K earn · $15K net · 30% grad Ohio State Univers… Kent State University at Tuscarawas: $45K earn · $13K net · 37% grad Kent State Univers… Kent State University at Trumbull: $45K earn · $11K net · 30% grad Kent State Univers… Kent State University at Geauga: $45K earn · $12K net · 23% grad Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy: $22K earn · $14K net · 96% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

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 Miami University-Hamilton 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.

Miami University-Hamilton: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$55,076 Top 21% higher than 79% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

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 Miami University-Hamilton National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $55,076 #1094 of 5103 79th
Average net price $11,286 #1365 of 5020 73rd (lower is better)
150%-time completion 23.2% #4578 of 4858 6th
Undergraduate enrollment 2,043 #1451 of 5462 73rd

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

2,043
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
23.2%
150%-time completion
$55,076
10-yr median earnings
53.4%
First-year retention

How Miami University-Hamilton ranks in Ohio

State rank among 243 reporting Ohio colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Miami University-Hamilton State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $55,076 #42 of 243 83rd
Average net price $11,286 #54 of 228 76th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 23.2% #215 of 235 9th
Undergraduate enrollment 2,043 #44 of 257 83rd

Highest former-student earnings in Ohio

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Chamberlain University-Ohio$92,405$31,544
2Case Western Reserve University$87,989$41,190
3Ohio Northern University$80,928$24,478
4Four County Career Center$77,338-
5University of Dayton$75,537$29,533
6Mount Carmel College of Nursing$75,103$10,420
7Mount Carmel College of Nursing - Fairfield$75,103-
8Kenyon College$71,830$38,512
9Trinity Health System School of Nursing$71,660$9,825
10Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing$68,723-
11The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences$68,303$18,378
12Denison University$67,753$40,007
41Miami University-HamiltonThis school$55,076$11,286

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Miami University-Hamilton

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Miami University-Hamilton - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $7,491
Out-of-State Tuition $19,407
Average Net Price $11,286
30.4%
Pell Grant Rate
32.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$23,000
Median Debt
$244/mo
Monthly Payment

Net price at Miami University-Hamilton swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $9,667 to $13,869 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -3.8%, 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
$9,667
Highest year
$13,869
Most recent (2023)
$13,346
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $13,8692014: $11,7142015: $11,0612016: $9,6672017: $10,8362018: $10,1402019: $11,5592020: $13,1632021: $13,0342022: $12,6812023: $13,346
2013 · $13,8692023 · $13,346

Over the same years, enrollment went -40.8% (3,421 → 2,025 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

54.2%
Female
22.9%
First Generation

Outcomes

53.4%
Retention Rate
$49,773
Median Earnings (6yr)
70.9%
Earning Over $25K
77.4%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 23.2%
First-year retention First-time, full-time freshmen 53.4%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $49,773
Median earnings 10 years after entry $55,076
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 70.9%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 77.4%
Median federal student debt At completion $23,000
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $244/mo

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Bachelor's 17 392 $68,662 $94,001 $23,365
Associate's 4 82 $62,797 $86,537 $18,369

Top programs at Miami University-Hamilton by completer earnings

Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file

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.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's 23 $94,001 $25,000
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General Bachelor's 50 $89,862 $18,750
Marketing Bachelor's - $86,919 $22,000
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians Associate's 10 $86,537 -
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Bachelor's 0 $82,411 $23,681
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's 9 $79,710 $23,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's 91 $77,451 $24,807
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Bachelor's 0 $72,484 $23,250
Biology, General Bachelor's 7 $72,037 $25,000
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Bachelor's 89 $67,193 $21,998
Data Processing Associate's 10 $62,707 $20,062
Sustainability Studies Bachelor's 0 $59,660 $22,370
Psychology, General Bachelor's 27 $58,255 $23,250
Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor's 21 $57,868 $19,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's 17 $56,692 -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Miami University-Hamilton?
Miami University-Hamilton is a public institution in Hamilton, Ohio. Undergraduate enrollment is 2,043 students.
How much do Miami University-Hamilton former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Miami University-Hamilton who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $55,076 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $49,773.
How much does Miami University-Hamilton cost?
The average net price at Miami University-Hamilton is $11,286. In-state tuition is $7,491 and out-of-state tuition is $19,407. Median student debt at graduation is $23,000.
What is the graduation rate at Miami University-Hamilton?
Miami University-Hamilton has a 23.2% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 53.4%.
Is Miami University-Hamilton worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Miami University-Hamilton is $23,000, while former students earn a median of $55,076 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 42% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 77.4% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $244.

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.

Where to go next from Miami University-Hamilton

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