The table below lists and compares the top 100 colleges having Highest Earning After Graduate with tuition and key admission statistics. You can search schools by using input box in top right corner of table. In addition, you can sort the table a column that you want by clicking/touching the column name of the table.
*The statistics below is only based on data of four-years colleges granting bachelor's degree. Specialized schools such as law schools and medical schools were excluded from the analysis.
| School Name | Type | Tuition | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Scores | Enrollment | Students to Faculty | Graduation Rate | Earning after Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | Private | $55,878 | 4.11% | 86.23% | - | 11,254 | 3 to 1 | 96% | $153,600 |
| 2 | Stanford University Stanford, CA | Private | $56,169 | 3.95% | 80.23% | 1,520 | 15,953 | 4 to 1 | 96% | $141,300 |
| 3 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA | Private | $55,587 | 4.01% | 84.17% | 1,530 | 30,391 | 5 to 1 | 97% | $139,100 |
| 4 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | Private | $61,710 | 5.87% | 73.18% | 1,525 | 26,552 | 6 to 1 | 96% | $131,600 |
| 5 | Georgetown University Washington, DC | Private | $59,957 | 11.98% | 47.87% | 1,480 | 19,371 | 11 to 1 | 95% | $125,200 |
| 6 | Yale University New Haven, CT | Private | $59,950 | 5.31% | 71.18% | 1,530 | 12,060 | 4 to 1 | 97% | $124,400 |
| 7 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ | Private | $56,010 | 4.38% | 78.32% | 1,515 | 7,853 | 4 to 1 | 98% | $116,300 |
| 8 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | Private | $63,530 | 4.13% | 65.02% | 1,520 | 30,135 | 6 to 1 | 97% | $115,600 |
| 9 | Duke University Durham, NC | Private | $60,244 | 5.89% | 59.58% | 1,513 | 16,172 | 6 to 1 | 96% | $114,500 |
| 10 | University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD | Public | $40,013 ($11,213) | - | - | - | 7,137 | 7 to 1 | - | $114,200 |
| 11 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | Private | $60,870 | 6.17% | 69.77% | 1,500 | 6,292 | 7 to 1 | 94% | $110,200 |
| 12 | California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | Private | $58,680 | 3.92% | 52.94% | - | 2,240 | 3 to 1 | 93% | $106,300 |
| 13 | Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA | Private | $60,703 | 9.99% | 47.57% | 1,520 | 854 | 8 to 1 | 94% | $104,200 |
| 14 | Tufts University Medford, MA | Private | $63,000 | 11.43% | 50.48% | 1,495 | 12,219 | 10 to 1 | 94% | $103,300 |
| 15 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | Private | $62,241 | 6.48% | 83.46% | 1,545 | 17,834 | 5 to 1 | 96% | $103,000 |
| 16 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | Private | $58,924 | 13.54% | 42.58% | 1,520 | 13,519 | 5 to 1 | 93% | $103,000 |
| 17 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | Private | $61,015 | 8.69% | 63.53% | 1,505 | 23,620 | 9 to 1 | 94% | $101,200 |
| 18 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | Private | $58,843 | 15.07% | 57.80% | 1,480 | 12,809 | 9 to 1 | 96% | $98,400 |
| 19 | Bentley University Waltham, MA | Private | $54,910 | 60.94% | 17.96% | 1,327 | 5,177 | 11 to 1 | 88% | $95,400 |
| 20 | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA | Private | $57,470 | 45.97% | 23.42% | 1,408 | 7,067 | 9 to 1 | 87% | $94,100 |
| 21 | Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA | Private | $36,000 | - | - | - | 4,468 | 3 to 1 | - | $93,600 |
| 22 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Private | $60,768 | 6.97% | 62.81% | 1,520 | 22,603 | 6 to 1 | 95% | $93,400 |
| 23 | Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA | Private | $59,380 | 18.85% | 38.78% | 1,470 | 2,183 | 8 to 1 | 94% | $93,300 |
| 24 | Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA | Private | $58,111 | 11.24% | 56.56% | 1,475 | 1,264 | 8 to 1 | 93% | $93,200 |
| 25 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | Private | $61,706 | 19.04% | 33.16% | 1,475 | 14,934 | 14 to 1 | 91% | $92,500 |
| 26 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ | Private | $56,920 | 52.69% | 18.29% | 1,440 | 7,257 | 12 to 1 | 87% | $91,900 |
| 27 | Rice University Houston, TX | Private | $52,895 | 9.48% | 43.75% | 1,530 | 7,643 | 6 to 1 | 92% | $91,600 |
| 28 | Williams College Williamstown, MA | Private | $59,660 | 8.83% | 52.23% | - | 1,987 | 6 to 1 | 94% | $89,800 |
| 29 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | Private | $58,720 | 7.52% | 47.78% | - | 28,890 | 6 to 1 | 95% | $89,300 |
| 30 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH | Private | $54,532 | 30.24% | 15.98% | 1,470 | 11,465 | 11 to 1 | 84% | $89,300 |
| 31 | Brown University Providence, RI | Private | $62,304 | 5.51% | 66.39% | 1,515 | 9,948 | 6 to 1 | 96% | $89,100 |
| 32 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | Private | $61,503 | 12.51% | 41.29% | 1,475 | 46,287 | 9 to 1 | 92% | $88,800 |
| 33 | College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA | Private | $56,540 | 42.87% | 29.47% | 1,330 | 2,970 | 10 to 1 | 93% | $88,600 |
| 34 | Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO | Private | $58,866 | 13.00% | 45.28% | 1,530 | 15,449 | 7 to 1 | 93% | $87,900 |
| 35 | Villanova University Villanova, PA | Private | $59,020 | 25.24% | 28.76% | 1,420 | 11,032 | 11 to 1 | 91% | $87,600 |
| 36 | Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA | Private | $60,814 | 9.63% | 46.23% | 1,435 | 13,927 | 8 to 1 | 86% | $86,300 |
| 37 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | Private | $56,966 | 7.14% | 48.28% | 1,525 | 13,537 | 8 to 1 | 93% | $86,200 |
| 38 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY | Private | $58,526 | 53.02% | 14.25% | 1,440 | 7,501 | 17 to 1 | 84% | $86,000 |
| 39 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA | Public | $33,964 ($12,852) | 15.96% | 49.12% | 1,405 | 39,771 | 19 to 1 | 92% | $85,900 |
| 40 | Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA | Private | $55,860 | 53.98% | 17.03% | 1,410 | 8,616 | 11 to 1 | 91% | $85,300 |
| 41 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA | Private | $55,731 | 60.21% | 21.11% | - | 6,920 | 13 to 1 | 87% | $84,600 |
| 42 | Emory University Atlanta, GA | Private | $55,468 | 13.05% | 34.23% | 1,480 | 13,997 | 9 to 1 | 90% | $84,400 |
| 43 | University of the Pacific Stockton, CA | Private | $52,352 | 79.30% | 9.03% | 1,250 | 6,263 | 14 to 1 | 69% | $84,200 |
| 44 | Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME | Private | $58,322 | 8.82% | 62.90% | - | 1,777 | 8 to 1 | 94% | $83,300 |
| 45 | Amherst College Amherst, MA | Private | $61,150 | 8.74% | 42.08% | 1,460 | 1,745 | 7 to 1 | 92% | $83,300 |
| 46 | George Washington University Washington, DC | Private | $59,870 | 49.71% | 18.99% | 1,400 | 27,017 | 13 to 1 | 84% | $82,400 |
| 47 | Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA | Private | $59,802 | 34.50% | 26.43% | 1,373 | 3,726 | 9 to 1 | 88% | $82,400 |
| 48 | Colgate University Hamilton, NY | Private | $61,966 | 17.19% | 29.42% | 1,425 | 3,054 | 9 to 1 | 90% | $81,100 |
| 49 | Lafayette College Easton, PA | Private | $57,114 | 40.74% | 23.23% | 1,380 | 2,514 | 9 to 1 | 88% | $80,500 |
| 50 | Union College Schenectady, NY | Private | $61,659 | 47.03% | 16.08% | 1,360 | 2,047 | 9 to 1 | 85% | $80,200 |
| 51 | Fairfield University Fairfield, CT | Private | $52,870 | 55.81% | 17.76% | 1,305 | 5,513 | 12 to 1 | 84% | $80,100 |
| 52 | Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC | Private | $59,770 | 25.18% | 37.00% | - | 8,789 | 11 to 1 | 90% | $79,600 |
| 53 | University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA | Public | $53,626 ($19,244) | 20.74% | 39.08% | 1,440 | 25,628 | 15 to 1 | 94% | $79,400 |
| 54 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA | Public | $43,980 ($14,226) | 14.44% | 42.53% | - | 42,327 | 19 to 1 | 93% | $79,000 |
| 55 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | Public | $53,232 ($16,178) | 20.15% | 45.36% | - | 47,907 | 11 to 1 | 94% | $79,000 |
| 56 | University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA | Private | $58,570 | 28.77% | 21.82% | - | 4,056 | 8 to 1 | 89% | $78,900 |
| 57 | Yeshiva University New York, NY | Private | $47,500 | 62.70% | 56.11% | - | 5,524 | 7 to 1 | 80% | $78,800 |
| 58 | New York University New York, NY | Private | $56,500 | 12.96% | 49.25% | 1,510 | 52,775 | 8 to 1 | 87% | $78,600 |
| 59 | Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD | Private | $53,530 | 84.21% | 12.20% | - | 5,282 | 12 to 1 | 81% | $78,300 |
| 60 | Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL | Private | $50,490 | 66.11% | 11.71% | 1,320 | 6,325 | 10 to 1 | 71% | $78,000 |
| 61 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | Private | $57,136 | 82.63% | 10.01% | 1,310 | 23,589 | 11 to 1 | 78% | $78,000 |
| 62 | Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX | Private | $60,236 | 53.13% | 18.86% | 1,425 | 12,373 | 11 to 1 | 82% | $77,900 |
| 63 | Pepperdine University Malibu, CA | Private | $59,702 | 52.71% | 16.39% | 1,350 | 9,554 | 13 to 1 | 83% | $77,600 |
| 64 | Bryant University Smithfield, RI | Private | $47,782 | 73.61% | 13.05% | 1,210 | 3,674 | 13 to 1 | 84% | $77,600 |
| 65 | Pomona College Claremont, CA | Private | $56,686 | 6.64% | 58.50% | 1,520 | 1,475 | 6 to 1 | 93% | $77,300 |
| 66 | Boston University Boston, MA | Private | $59,816 | 18.65% | 28.39% | 1,440 | 32,718 | 10 to 1 | 89% | $75,900 |
| 67 | Haverford College Haverford, PA | Private | $61,210 | 17.84% | 43.22% | 1,480 | 1,307 | 8 to 1 | 90% | $75,100 |
| 68 | William & Mary Williamsburg, VA | Public | $47,038 ($23,812) | 36.54% | 26.37% | 1,440 | 8,939 | 11 to 1 | 91% | $74,500 |
| 69 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA | Public | $28,105 ($10,195) | 33.00% | 27.12% | - | 22,440 | 21 to 1 | 85% | $74,300 |
| 70 | Trinity College Hartford, CT | Private | $61,370 | 37.75% | 24.73% | 1,407 | 2,241 | 9 to 1 | 85% | $74,300 |
| 71 | Bates College Lewiston, ME | Private | $59,062 | 17.31% | 43.65% | - | 1,876 | 10 to 1 | 92% | $74,300 |
| 72 | Hamilton College Clinton, NY | Private | $59,970 | 14.07% | 40.38% | 1,475 | 1,902 | 9 to 1 | 92% | $74,300 |
| 73 | University of Rochester Rochester, NY | Private | $59,378 | 40.55% | 20.48% | 1,445 | 11,741 | 10 to 1 | 86% | $74,300 |
| 74 | Northeastern University Boston, MA | Private | $57,592 | 18.38% | 32.57% | 1,490 | 22,905 | 14 to 1 | 91% | $74,200 |
| 75 | Clarkson University Potsdam, NY | Private | $54,370 | 74.58% | 14.15% | 1,280 | 4,025 | 13 to 1 | 76% | $74,200 |
| 76 | University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | Private | $53,472 | 70.92% | 9.15% | 1,290 | 10,068 | 12 to 1 | 76% | $74,000 |
| 77 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | Public | $40,996 ($11,752) | 28.75% | 47.70% | 1,365 | 50,476 | 17 to 1 | 88% | $73,900 |
| 78 | Providence College Providence, RI | Private | $55,988 | 57.98% | 16.12% | 1,225 | 4,821 | 11 to 1 | 89% | $73,400 |
| 79 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | Public | $43,012 ($13,258) | 10.77% | 43.81% | - | 44,589 | 18 to 1 | 92% | $73,200 |
| 80 | University of Miami Coral Gables, FL | Private | $54,760 | 28.49% | 22.98% | 1,380 | 17,809 | 12 to 1 | 84% | $72,900 |
| 81 | Ohio Northern University Ada, OH | Private | $35,380 | 68.90% | 20.58% | 1,195 | 2,817 | 11 to 1 | 76% | $72,600 |
| 82 | Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO | Public | $29,097 ($10,813) | 85.40% | 25.14% | 1,375 | 7,642 | 19 to 1 | 63% | $72,400 |
| 83 | Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Monterey, CA | Private | $42,804 | - | - | - | 686 | 1 to 1 | - | $71,900 |
| 84 | Middlebury College Middlebury, VT | Private | $59,770 | 13.45% | 42.47% | 1,455 | 2,669 | 8 to 1 | 91% | $71,900 |
| 85 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MA | Private | $60,752 | 16.18% | 48.87% | 1,470 | 2,280 | 7 to 1 | 92% | $71,800 |
| 86 | Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA | Private | $53,526 | 45.82% | 18.45% | 1,335 | 9,686 | 10 to 1 | 79% | $71,600 |
| 87 | Brigham Young University Provo, UT | Private | $6,120 | 59.18% | 78.79% | 1,330 | 36,461 | 21 to 1 | 77% | $71,500 |
| 88 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO | Public | $26,376 ($9,384) | 72.05% | 16.24% | 1,140 | 24,723 | 17 to 1 | 48% | $71,200 |
| 89 | University of San Diego San Diego, CA | Private | $52,864 | 52.70% | 15.44% | - | 8,861 | 13 to 1 | 80% | $71,100 |
| 90 | Davidson College Davidson, NC | Private | $55,200 | 17.80% | 47.77% | - | 1,983 | 9 to 1 | 90% | $71,100 |
| 91 | Colby College Waterville, ME | Private | $61,220 | 8.87% | 47.41% | 1,465 | 2,155 | 10 to 1 | 87% | $71,000 |
| 92 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | Public | $32,892 ($15,442) | 59.66% | 29.22% | 1,415 | 52,679 | 20 to 1 | 85% | $70,900 |
| 93 | University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD | Public | $38,636 ($10,955) | 52.03% | 23.26% | 1,420 | 40,709 | 17 to 1 | 88% | $70,800 |
| 94 | Manhattan College Riverdale, NY | Private | $47,220 | 74.79% | 9.04% | - | 3,965 | 11 to 1 | 77% | $70,800 |
| 95 | Marquette University Milwaukee, WI | Private | $45,766 | 86.26% | 11.81% | 1,270 | 11,550 | 13 to 1 | 81% | $70,700 |
| 96 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL | Private | $39,066 | 72.30% | 27.83% | 1,235 | 8,797 | 18 to 1 | 62% | $70,300 |
| 97 | New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ | Public | $34,034 ($18,016) | 69.14% | 17.16% | 1,305 | 11,652 | 15 to 1 | 74% | $70,300 |
| 98 | Creighton University Omaha, NE | Private | $44,524 | 77.75% | 17.97% | 1,250 | 8,770 | 12 to 1 | 79% | $70,100 |
| 99 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA | Private | $56,056 | 7.79% | 44.82% | 1,495 | 1,437 | 7 to 1 | 94% | $70,000 |
| 100 | Barnard College New York, NY | Private | $59,687 | 11.47% | 64.51% | 1,488 | 2,744 | 9 to 1 | 93% | $69,700 |
