Colleges Admitting at Least 50% of Applicants with the Highest Former-Student Earnings

Colleges Admitting at Least 50% of Applicants with the Highest Former-Student Earnings, ranked by median 10-year earnings. Median earnings of federally aided former students who are working and not enrolled, 10 years after entry; includes students who did not graduate. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 920 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston, Massachusetts85%1269$40k$126k62%3,4513 mi 2Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts60%—$43k$103k90%5,44738 mi 3Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York63%1456$36k$102k84%5,71499 mi 4Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Indiana77%1427$43k$101k78%2,309148 mi 5Colorado School of MinesGolden, Colorado61%1412$29k$97k82%6,155737 mi 6SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, New York72%1214$22k$96k64%1,285< 1 mi 7Kettering UniversityFlint, Michigan79%1251$35k$95k71%1,20541 mi 8Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, Illinois83%—$32k$92k42%14,02719 mi 9Chamberlain University-TexasHouston, Texas84%—$32k$92k25%2,27031 mi 10Chamberlain University-GeorgiaSandy Springs, Georgia91%—$33k$92k50%1,940223 mi 11Chamberlain University-New JerseyNorth Brunswick, New Jersey100%—$38k$92k33%1,2268 mi 12Bryant UniversitySmithfield, Rhode Island65%1265$41k$90k80%3,19410 mi 13University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California62%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi 14Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, New York77%1304$30k$90k75%2,19627 mi 15Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, Wisconsin59%—$22k$89k67%2,6541 mi 16Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island51%1346$49k$87k86%4,2293 mi 17Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania89%1258$30k$87k79%4,9486 mi 18University of San DiegoSan Diego, California52%—$30k$87k84%5,6713 mi 19Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, New York79%1270$27k$86k64%2,7441 mi 20Fordham UniversityBronx, New York59%1418$44k$86k82%10,5122 mi 21Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, California84%1290$35k$85k78%1,1141 mi 22Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania79%1345$39k$85k78%13,2333 mi 23New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey65%1337$17k$84k73%9,0194 mi 24Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideDaytona Beach, Florida58%1148$19k$84k21%9,1394 mi 25Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, Florida65%1257$41k$84k67%7,8604 mi 26Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottPrescott, Arizona77%1250$40k$84k68%3,218222 mi 27Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut72%1242$41k$84k76%6,5318 mi 28Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, Missouri73%1317$16k$83k64%5,521344 mi 29Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California63%1384$58k$83k83%3,5531 mi 30University of PortlandPortland, Oregon89%1277$28k$83k80%2,95746 mi 31Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts91%1229$34k$83k68%3,7473 mi 32Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, Maryland75%1290$31k$83k79%3,8696 mi 33Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois55%1311$18k$83k75%2,8331 mi 34Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, Massachusetts95%—$22k$82k74%1,395< 1 mi 35Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia55%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 36Ohio Northern UniversityAda, Ohio74%1252$24k$81k75%2,48962 mi 37San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California85%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 38Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington82%1335$35k$79k86%5,198224 mi 39Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, California87%—$30k$79k70%1,9478 mi 40Linfield UniversityMcMinnville, Oregon85%—$27k$79k70%1,62137 mi 41University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington91%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 42University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington83%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 43University of the PacificStockton, California71%1346$25k$78k69%3,2047 mi 44Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas63%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 45Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin81%1310$31k$78k83%7,6602 mi 46Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan92%1258$14k$78k68%5,9551 mi 47Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, New York57%1295$42k$78k80%5,18228 mi 48Molloy UniversityRockville Centre, New York82%1187$24k$78k70%3,1624 mi 49Stonehill CollegeEaston, Massachusetts66%—$33k$78k76%2,52814 mi 50Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania81%1243$29k$77k69%3,7551 mi 51American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia62%1381$42k$77k75%7,2663 mi 52Virginia Military InstituteLexington, Virginia71%1244$17k$77k76%1,527120 mi 53Butler UniversityIndianapolis, Indiana85%1274$36k$77k80%4,317135 mi 54Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville, Minnesota91%1183$26k$77k75%1,395136 mi 55Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York67%1383$35k$77k70%13,21513 mi 56George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia87%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 57Siena UniversityLoudonville, New York69%1254$34k$76k75%3,40998 mi 58Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah68%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 59Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, Pennsylvania86%1260$24k$76k71%1,32016 mi 60Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, Massachusetts70%—$38k$76k70%3,91615 mi 61University of DaytonDayton, Ohio65%1335$30k$76k80%7,682133 mi 62Adelphi UniversityGarden City, New York66%1219$31k$75k67%5,2766 mi 63Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington77%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 64Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, Connecticut65%—$46k$75k73%7,0874 mi 65Assumption UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts83%—$29k$75k75%1,66940 mi 66Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania84%1276$38k$75k77%5,350110 mi 67University of ScrantonScranton, Pennsylvania81%1237$33k$75k80%3,55487 mi 68Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina66%1208$42k$75k84%6,452143 mi 69Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey58%1410$24k$74k84%37,7519 mi 70Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey71%—$20k$74k64%7,7094 mi 71Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, New Jersey66%1178$19k$74k67%3,753< 1 mi 72Wagner CollegeStaten Island, New York88%1243$28k$74k65%1,6511 mi 73University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut52%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 74University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut83%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 75University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut88%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 76Creighton UniversityOmaha, Nebraska80%1321$32k$74k83%4,348424 mi 77University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota85%1296$29k$74k76%6,245134 mi 78Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, Pennsylvania92%1310$31k$74k73%1,49123 mi 79Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, New York87%1217$29k$74k56%2,9512 mi 80Saint Anselm CollegeManchester, New Hampshire78%1201$35k$73k80%2,08734 mi 81The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey62%1246$28k$73k86%7,10522 mi 82The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, District of Columbia83%—$30k$73k79%3,1544 mi 83Western New England UniversitySpringfield, Massachusetts83%1192$27k$73k64%2,60352 mi 84Salve Regina UniversityNewport, Rhode Island68%1232$37k$73k77%2,121< 1 mi 85University of DelawareNewark, Delaware71%1292$18k$73k81%19,0718 mi 86University of RedlandsRedlands, California83%1241$30k$73k67%2,04951 mi 87Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, California73%—$21k$72k53%1,7195 mi 88Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Falls, Oregon95%1150$16k$72k54%2,892126 mi 89South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, South Dakota80%1245$20k$72k53%2,071569 mi 90Regis UniversityDenver, Colorado86%1220$18k$72k61%2,627746 mi 91Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas57%1280$21k$72k84%59,61597 mi 92Art Center College of DesignPasadena, California75%—$49k$72k79%2,01721 mi 93California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California75%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 94Drake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa64%1292$29k$72k74%2,543303 mi 95University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts60%1423$22k$72k83%23,67170 mi 96Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois82%1297$36k$72k73%11,737< 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.