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Post University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $22,103 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $28,897.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $38,696 ten years after entering, the 41st percentile among private for-profit 4-years.

  3. 25% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
33,258

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $28,897 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $13,127 and $22,103 a year depending on income at Post University.

Statement of cost · Post University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$28,897
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$22,103
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$21,634
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$16,327

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $22,103; $30–48k: $20,586; $48–75k: $19,822; $75–110k: $16,362; over $110k: $13,127. Shaded band: middle half of private for-profit 4-years, from $21,630 to $34,047; dotted line at the median, $28,553.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private for-profit 4-years (all incomes), $21,630 to $34,047. Dotted line: the median, $28,553.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$22,103
$30k–$48k$20,586
$48k–$75k$19,822
$75k–$110k$16,362
Over $110k$13,127

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $38,696; the median graduate who borrowed owes $30,157.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$31,401
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$33,857
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
41st percentile among private for-profit 4-years
$38,696
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
83rd percentile among private for-profit 4-years
$30,157
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$8,750

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private for-profit 4-years at 10 years: $34,657 to $47,785.

6 yrs after entry: $31,401; 8 yrs after entry: $33,857; 10 yrs after entry: $38,696. Median graduate debt: $30,157. Shaded band: middle half of private for-profit 4-years at 10 years, from $34,657 to $47,785; dotted line at the median, $40,092.
  • Shaded: middle half of private for-profit 4-years, 10 years out ($34,657 to $47,785); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $30,157.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$31,401
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$33,857
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$38,696
Median graduate debt$30,157

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Post University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree407not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree275$68,955$27,842
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree244not reportednot reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree232$31,312$34,584
Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's Degree196$101,458not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree132$63,752$39,549
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree97$47,819$33,638
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree96$40,344$50,610
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree93$49,661$45,713
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree91$54,147$33,250
Human Services, GeneralBachelor's Degree80$50,579$54,002
Legal Support ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma72not reported$27,523
Show all 26 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Homeland SecurityBachelor's Degree66not reported$23,625
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree63not reportednot reported
Human Services, GeneralMaster's Degree59$58,996not reported
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesFirst Professional Degree56not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree53$48,971$42,938
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree48$67,221not reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyGraduate/Professional Certificate43not reportednot reported
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree42not reportednot reported
Public AdministrationMaster's Degree29not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree23not reportednot reported
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degreenot reportednot reported$27,137
MarketingBachelor's Degree25$51,531$28,524
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree35$72,984$35,782
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree25not reported$33,812

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Post University: 13,603 undergraduates; 78% of students receive Pell grants.

Admission rate

not reported

Undergraduates

13,603

97th percentile among private for-profit 4-years

Pell share

78%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

89th percentile among private for-profit 4-years

Completion

25%

finish within 150% of normal time

18th percentile among private for-profit 4-years

First-generation

57%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$16,163

17th percentile among private for-profit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k51%
  • $30k–$48k15%
  • $48k–$75k12%
  • $75k–$110k10%
  • Over $110k13%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k51%
$30k–$48k15%
$48k–$75k12%
$75k–$110k10%
Over $110k13%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.