Public Universities with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price

Public Universities with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price, ranked by earnings / annual net price. Median 10-year annual earnings divided by average annual net price above $3,000. Different cohorts; not a lifetime return or payback estimate. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 510 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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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 4CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York17.54×57%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 5CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York17.49×60%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 6CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York14.96×64%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 7California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California14.93×91%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 8Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas13.30×44%993$4k$48k46%6,667102 mi 9California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California13.14×94%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 10CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York12.78×64%880$4k$57k32%4,3454 mi 11Indiana University-KokomoKokomo, Indiana12.58×86%1065$4k$50k46%2,35296 mi 12University of FloridaGainesville, Florida10.94×24%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 13California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California10.44×94%—$6k$59k50%8,57770 mi 14California State University-StanislausTurlock, California10.42×98%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 15The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas10.27×94%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 16CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York9.63×80%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 17California State University-FullertonFullerton, California9.60×91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 18College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York9.59×92%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 19California State University-FresnoFresno, California8.75×95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 20Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia8.48×14%1480$12k$103k94%18,785222 mi 21Indiana University-NorthwestGary, Indiana8.45×73%1055$5k$43k37%2,6615 mi 22California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California8.42×93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 23CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York8.13×86%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 24Dalton State CollegeDalton, Georgia8.03×——$5k$40k25%4,553284 mi 25Purdue University NorthwestHammond, Indiana7.95×72%1024$6k$48k43%5,6715 mi 26Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico7.86×92%964$5k$39k45%3,357545 mi 27University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington7.72×83%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 28California State University-East BayHayward, California7.66×97%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 29University of Michigan-FlintFlint, Michigan7.60×70%1102$7k$53k40%4,41141 mi 30California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California6.95×94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 31University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California6.86×11%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 32University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California6.81×27%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 33Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport, Louisiana6.76×51%1090$7k$47k38%2,153169 mi 34Texas A&M University-VictoriaVictoria, Texas6.72×96%—$8k$54k26%2,51321 mi 35California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California6.64×93%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 36University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California6.58×9%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 37Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida6.49×55%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 38Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida6.48×66%1127$9k$57k63%23,7572 mi 39Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan6.43×88%1120$9k$59k58%12,35126 mi 40Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York6.42×63%1147$11k$70k53%9,5527 mi 41University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington6.37×91%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 42University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan6.37×16%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 43Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan6.35×91%1012$9k$55k47%8,10648 mi 44California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California6.31×95%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 45Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina6.29×64%1019$6k$40k44%1,9751 mi 46University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan6.28×56%1115$9k$60k58%5,9526 mi 47University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois6.26×77%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 48California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California6.24×75%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 49University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina6.19×15%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 50Marshall UniversityHuntington, West Virginia6.18×96%1061$8k$46k51%7,266205 mi 51California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California6.17×46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 52California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California6.15×95%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 53Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky6.13×68%1087$8k$50k52%8,246184 mi 54Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon6.06×91%—$10k$58k53%13,18251 mi 55Indiana University-SoutheastNew Albany, Indiana6.03×84%1072$8k$48k39%3,170239 mi 56Louisiana State University at AlexandriaAlexandria, Louisiana5.97×92%1022$7k$42k34%5,63297 mi 57Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island5.94×92%990$9k$56k48%5,0494 mi 58University of South FloridaTampa, Florida5.88×43%1227$10k$58k77%37,2079 mi 59Clayton State UniversityMorrow, Georgia5.88×68%958$8k$49k40%4,348214 mi 60University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, Maine5.82×100%—$7k$41k52%1,913107 mi 61University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, Illinois5.81×86%1102$10k$57k53%2,263176 mi 62Indiana University-EastRichmond, Indiana5.80×67%1061$8k$47k40%2,589146 mi 63San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California5.74×85%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 64University of California-IrvineIrvine, California5.67×29%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 65University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois5.65×42%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 66Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, Oklahoma5.61×76%1087$8k$45k32%3,018304 mi 67University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida5.60×40%1269$10k$58k78%59,14623 mi 68University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington5.57×39%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 69University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida5.55×53%1153$10k$56k69%13,3597 mi 70San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California5.54×96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 71Colorado State University PuebloPueblo, Colorado5.53×95%1120$10k$56k40%3,042688 mi 72Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan5.51×92%1258$14k$78k68%5,9551 mi 73University of California-DavisDavis, California5.48×42%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 74Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida5.46×24%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 75California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California5.45×31%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 76The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas5.42×100%962$9k$51k50%21,005361 mi 77University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado5.40×75%1116$12k$64k46%10,519750 mi 78University of California-MercedMerced, California5.37×91%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 79University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada5.31×96%1094$10k$55k51%24,622233 mi 80Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas5.30×86%1061$9k$50k37%8,15014 mi 81University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland5.29×45%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 82The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas5.27×87%1105$11k$57k53%30,580132 mi 83University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida5.25×58%1138$9k$49k59%9,3302 mi 84Indiana University-South BendSouth Bend, Indiana5.19×84%1081$9k$45k40%3,93327 mi 85Fairmont State UniversityFairmont, West Virginia5.19×99%996$9k$47k44%2,590162 mi 86SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York5.19×84%—$11k$59k45%4,1624 mi 87University of the Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands5.18×99%938$7k$39k28%1,5181 mi 88East Central UniversityAda, Oklahoma5.18×58%1049$9k$45k34%2,467360 mi 89Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California5.12×93%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 90Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, Georgia5.11×76%990$7k$35k36%3,20899 mi 91New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey5.11×65%1337$17k$84k73%9,0194 mi 92University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia5.10×68%1106$10k$50k37%16,146227 mi 93Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, Missouri5.09×73%1317$16k$83k64%5,521344 mi 94Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina5.09×82%959$8k$40k38%5,76281 mi 95University of Houston-DowntownHouston, Texas5.08×90%1029$11k$54k33%12,55518 mi 96University of Hawaii-West OahuKapolei, Hawaii5.04×95%985$10k$52k50%2,5193 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.