Colleges with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price in the Mid-Atlantic

Colleges with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price in the Mid-Atlantic, ranked by earnings / annual net price. Region: Census Middle Atlantic division. Included states / district: NJ NY PA. 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 201 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 9CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York9.63×80%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 10College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York9.59×92%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 11CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York8.13×86%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 12Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelMonroe, New York7.66×——$4k$32k70%2,95710 mi 13Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York6.42×63%1147$11k$70k53%9,5527 mi 14SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York5.19×84%—$11k$59k45%4,1624 mi 15New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey5.11×65%1337$17k$84k73%9,0194 mi 16Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York4.75×4%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 17Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City, New Jersey4.74×90%—$12k$58k58%2,1352 mi 18Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania4.74×71%1060$13k$62k61%2,4644 mi 19Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York4.63×——$12k$54k41%7,585122 mi 20SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, New York4.61×73%1070$11k$52k33%5,0971 mi 21Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey4.60×76%1040$12k$57k47%11,4333 mi 22SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, New York4.54×81%1201$14k$64k55%1,84957 mi 23SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, New York4.29×72%1214$22k$96k64%1,285< 1 mi 24Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, New Jersey3.97×66%1178$19k$74k67%3,753< 1 mi 25Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York3.97×49%1419$19k$75k76%18,1012 mi 26University at AlbanyAlbany, New York3.96×69%—$17k$68k61%12,56495 mi 27Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey3.95×88%1070$16k$61k65%18,37611 mi 28University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania3.88×5%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 29United Talmudical SeminaryBrooklyn, New York3.78×——$7k$25k58%2,2411 mi 30Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey3.78×71%—$20k$74k64%7,7094 mi 31Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York3.73×39%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 mi 32Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck, New Jersey3.72×91%—$15k$57k53%2,6275 mi 33Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, New Jersey3.72×71%1211$18k$68k70%4,89813 mi 34Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, New York3.70×86%—$14k$52k46%5,735< 1 mi 35SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo, New York3.70×66%1286$18k$67k71%3,86934 mi 36University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, Pennsylvania3.68×95%1160$18k$66k40%1,305128 mi 37University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, Pennsylvania3.63×95%1105$18k$66k56%1,808133 mi 38Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York3.63×9%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 39Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania3.60×12%1546$32k$115k94%7,304110 mi 40State University of New York at OswegoOswego, New York3.55×81%1187$16k$58k60%5,4731 mi 41SUNY College at PotsdamPotsdam, New York3.51×78%—$14k$48k45%1,82327 mi 42Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, Pennsylvania3.51×97%1181$18k$63k20%2,8778 mi 43La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania3.47×97%—$19k$67k57%1,9535 mi 44Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Pennsylvania3.47×7%1534$23k$80k92%1,6133 mi 45SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, New York3.41×78%1250$16k$54k50%2,7553 mi 46Canisius UniversityBuffalo, New York3.38×72%—$18k$61k66%1,6853 mi 47University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York3.37×74%1295$21k$71k75%20,1126 mi 48St. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn, New York3.36×72%1190$19k$64k69%3,1441 mi 49Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania3.34×93%1090$16k$52k54%9,21098 mi 50SUNY BrockportBrockport, New York3.33×71%1193$16k$54k55%5,78411 mi 51Utica UniversityUtica, New York3.31×92%1110$19k$63k56%2,27857 mi 52Daemen UniversityAmherst, New York3.31×68%—$19k$62k59%1,6436 mi 53York College of PennsylvaniaYork, Pennsylvania3.29×74%1162$19k$61k64%3,26542 mi 54State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New York3.29×78%1165$17k$56k59%3,76946 mi 55New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey3.29×98%—$16k$53k34%3,6811 mi 56D'Youville UniversityBuffalo, New York3.28×81%1130$20k$67k67%1,258< 1 mi 57Niagara UniversityNiagara University, New York3.26×87%1168$17k$56k75%2,6533 mi 58Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania3.24×91%1248$20k$63k34%7,877124 mi 59Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, Pennsylvania3.21×90%1090$18k$59k66%1,009136 mi 60St. Francis CollegeBrooklyn, New York3.20×——$18k$58k55%1,6841 mi 61Molloy UniversityRockville Centre, New York3.20×82%1187$24k$78k70%3,1624 mi 62Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, New York3.17×79%1270$27k$86k64%2,7441 mi 63Haverford CollegeHaverford, Pennsylvania3.16×12%1513$25k$80k90%1,4309 mi 64SUNY OneontaOneonta, New York3.15×70%1230$19k$60k69%4,64395 mi 65SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, New York3.13×92%—$15k$48k38%2,74131 mi 66New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, New York3.12×81%1311$22k$70k59%3,4402 mi 67Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, Pennsylvania3.12×86%1260$24k$76k71%1,32016 mi 68East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania3.10×92%1084$18k$56k43%4,81456 mi 69State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, New York3.09×62%1265$19k$58k72%6,08631 mi 70William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, New Jersey3.08×90%—$19k$58k44%6,61414 mi 71Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey3.05×58%1410$24k$74k84%37,7519 mi 72Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, Pennsylvania3.04×91%1082$17k$51k56%6,764116 mi 73University of Mount Saint VincentBronx, New York3.03×85%1090$22k$66k57%2,692< 1 mi 74Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, New York2.96×77%1304$30k$90k75%2,19627 mi 75Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York2.96×14%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 76SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, New York2.94×63%—$19k$56k66%1,83935 mi 77Albright CollegeReading, Pennsylvania2.93×76%—$20k$59k51%1,21745 mi 78Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania2.93×89%1258$30k$87k79%4,9486 mi 79Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, Pennsylvania2.88×66%920$15k$43k44%1,53914 mi 80Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania2.86×26%1440$37k$106k88%5,89845 mi 81Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania2.86×98%1187$22k$63k17%2,367130 mi 82Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York2.82×63%1456$36k$102k84%5,71499 mi 83Le Moyne CollegeSyracuse, New York2.82×83%1255$22k$63k73%2,43934 mi 84Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia, Pennsylvania2.81×98%1200$23k$63k26%1,2237 mi 85Manhattanville UniversityPurchase, New York2.80×87%—$21k$59k58%1,3624 mi 86Barnard CollegeNew York, New York2.80×9%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 87Stockton UniversityGalloway, New Jersey2.79×89%1139$21k$58k69%7,5375 mi 88Georgian Court UniversityLakewood, New Jersey2.75×79%—$19k$53k54%1,1958 mi 89Widener UniversityChester, Pennsylvania2.75×71%1180$26k$71k68%2,9511 mi 90Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, Pennsylvania2.72×98%1227$23k$63k26%4,03157 mi 91Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, Pennsylvania2.72×81%—$25k$68k70%1,295120 mi 92Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington, Pennsylvania2.71×93%—$20k$54k65%1,04160 mi 93Allegheny CollegeMeadville, Pennsylvania2.71×55%1275$23k$62k73%1,15628 mi 94Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York2.71×14%1506$29k$78k91%2,03054 mi 95Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, Pennsylvania2.70×71%1095$20k$53k66%6,78868 mi 96Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, Pennsylvania2.70×90%—$23k$62k66%2,896100 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.