$39,544
median earnings, 10 years after starting
SAE Institute of Technology-Chicago is a for-profit 2-year college in Chicago, Illinois. Former students earn a median $39,544 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
$17,994
US median $11,837
Admission rate
-
Completion rate
-
Median debt
$9,500
About $101 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$39,544
Rank 2,769 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition and fees
- $17,994
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2022-23 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $17,027 in 2022-23 to $17,994 in 2024-25.
Admission and students
- Highest degree
- none
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,769 of 5,094 US colleges and 95 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $15,156 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $17,994 | $13,291 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 77% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 59% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 72% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,500 | $10,297 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $23,932 | $34,234 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $39,544 | $39,544 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 43% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 41% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Chicago and Illinois on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Illinois
- Homes: Homes for sale in Illinois
Questions and answers
How much do SAE Institute of Technology-Chicago graduates earn?
$39,544 a year is the median pay of former SAE Institute of Technology-Chicago students who work, 10 years after they started ($23,932 after 6 years). That ranks 2,769 of 5,094 US colleges and 95 of 189 in Illinois.
How much student debt do SAE Institute of Technology-Chicago graduates have?
$9,500 is the median federal student loan debt of SAE Institute of Technology-Chicago graduates, about $101 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.