Colleges with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price on the East Coast

Colleges with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price on the East Coast, ranked by earnings / annual net price. Region: Atlantic coastal states. Included states / district: CT DE FL GA ME MD MA NH NJ NY NC RI SC VA. This ranks the named measure, not overall college quality. Annual earnings divided by annual net price above $3,000; not a lifetime ROI or payback estimate. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 404 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York25.05×48%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 2CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York19.58×58%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 3CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York18.43×57%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 4Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey17.96×5%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 5CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York17.54×57%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 6CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York17.49×60%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 7CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York14.96×64%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 8CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York12.78×64%880$4k$57k32%4,3454 mi 9University of FloridaGainesville, Florida10.94×24%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 10CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York9.63×80%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 11College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York9.59×92%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 12Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia8.48×14%1480$12k$103k94%18,785222 mi 13CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York8.13×86%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 14Dalton State CollegeDalton, Georgia8.03×——$5k$40k25%4,553284 mi 15Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelMonroe, New York7.66×——$4k$32k70%2,95710 mi 16Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts7.13×5%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 17Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida6.49×55%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 18Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida6.48×66%1127$9k$57k63%23,7572 mi 19Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York6.42×63%1147$11k$70k53%9,5527 mi 20Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina6.29×64%1019$6k$40k44%1,9751 mi 21University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina6.19×15%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 22Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island5.94×92%990$9k$56k48%5,0494 mi 23University of South FloridaTampa, Florida5.88×43%1227$10k$58k77%37,2079 mi 24Clayton State UniversityMorrow, Georgia5.88×68%958$8k$49k40%4,348214 mi 25University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, Maine5.82×100%—$7k$41k52%1,913107 mi 26Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine5.75×7%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 27University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida5.60×40%1269$10k$58k78%59,14623 mi 28University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida5.55×53%1153$10k$56k69%13,3597 mi 29Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida5.46×24%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 30Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts5.34×4%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 31University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland5.29×45%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 32University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida5.25×58%1138$9k$49k59%9,3302 mi 33SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York5.19×84%—$11k$59k45%4,1624 mi 34Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, Georgia5.11×76%990$7k$35k36%3,20899 mi 35New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey5.11×65%1337$17k$84k73%9,0194 mi 36University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia5.10×68%1106$10k$50k37%16,146227 mi 37Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina5.09×82%959$8k$40k38%5,76281 mi 38Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts5.00×8%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 39University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia4.93×38%1397$14k$69k90%32,137175 mi 40University of Virginia's College at WiseWise, Virginia4.92×29%1050$9k$45k47%1,101292 mi 41Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York4.75×4%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 42Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City, New Jersey4.74×90%—$12k$58k58%2,1352 mi 43Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine4.69×7%1501$17k$80k89%2,40735 mi 44Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina4.68×13%1469$17k$81k91%1,867167 mi 45Gordon State CollegeBarnesville, Georgia4.67×86%1023$8k$38k20%2,544190 mi 46Coppin State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland4.66×46%975$10k$46k26%1,8444 mi 47Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland4.65×6%1553$19k$88k94%5,6935 mi 48Savannah State UniversitySavannah, Georgia4.65×——$8k$38k28%2,8338 mi 49Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York4.63×——$12k$54k41%7,585122 mi 50SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, New York4.61×73%1070$11k$52k33%5,0971 mi 51Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey4.60×76%1040$12k$57k47%11,4333 mi 52SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, New York4.54×81%1201$14k$64k55%1,84957 mi 53Worcester State UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts4.53×88%1150$13k$61k61%3,93039 mi 54Virginia Military InstituteLexington, Virginia4.52×71%1244$17k$77k76%1,527120 mi 55University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut4.51×88%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 56Valdosta State UniversityValdosta, Georgia4.51×72%1013$11k$49k42%6,62266 mi 57Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideDaytona Beach, Florida4.49×58%1148$19k$84k21%9,1394 mi 58University of BaltimoreBaltimore, Maryland4.42×79%940$14k$61k38%1,1333 mi 59University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut4.41×83%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 60University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina4.39×89%1193$11k$48k56%14,062159 mi 61Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida4.34×63%1114$13k$55k57%13,8745 mi 62SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, New York4.29×72%1214$22k$96k64%1,285< 1 mi 63George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia4.26×87%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 64University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland4.25×72%1323$16k$70k70%10,7015 mi 65University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, North Carolina4.23×93%1056$10k$43k44%5,33066 mi 66Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut4.23×4%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 67University of DelawareNewark, Delaware4.10×71%1292$18k$73k81%19,0718 mi 68North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina4.10×50%1074$11k$44k57%12,182157 mi 69Georgia Southwestern State UniversityAmericus, Georgia4.06×75%978$12k$49k41%2,424135 mi 70University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia4.03×17%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 71Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia3.99×14%1498$24k$95k94%1,881121 mi 72North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina3.97×42%1376$17k$69k85%27,37193 mi 73Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, New Jersey3.97×66%1178$19k$74k67%3,753< 1 mi 74Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York3.97×49%1419$19k$75k76%18,1012 mi 75University at AlbanyAlbany, New York3.96×69%—$17k$68k61%12,56495 mi 76Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey3.95×88%1070$16k$61k65%18,37611 mi 77University of South Carolina AikenAiken, South Carolina3.92×79%1120$12k$46k40%2,96289 mi 78Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, Massachusetts3.88×85%1120$14k$55k44%1,10849 mi 79University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, Georgia3.88×52%1032$13k$50k43%7,520222 mi 80Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, South Carolina3.85×86%1015$11k$44k43%2,62856 mi 81William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia3.85×34%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 82Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia3.82×69%1113$15k$58k52%41,254239 mi 83Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, Massachusetts3.82×95%—$22k$82k74%1,395< 1 mi 84United Talmudical SeminaryBrooklyn, New York3.78×——$7k$25k58%2,2411 mi 85Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey3.78×71%—$20k$74k64%7,7094 mi 86University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts3.78×83%1285$17k$65k65%11,43424 mi 87Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, Massachusetts3.78×87%1150$14k$54k55%2,75241 mi 88Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, Virginia3.75×90%1197$15k$55k46%17,5141 mi 89Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York3.73×39%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 mi 90University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts3.72×84%1194$18k$66k49%11,512< 1 mi 91Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck, New Jersey3.72×91%—$15k$57k53%2,6275 mi 92Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, New Jersey3.72×71%1211$18k$68k70%4,89813 mi 93Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North Carolina3.71×82%1157$13k$49k60%10,024233 mi 94Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island3.71×5%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 95University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina3.71×80%1231$15k$57k69%24,453153 mi 96Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, New York3.70×86%—$14k$52k46%5,735< 1 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.