Colleges with the Highest Six-Year Former-Student Earnings

Colleges with the Highest Six-Year Former-Student Earnings, ranked by median six-year earnings. Six years after entry, for federally aided former students working and not enrolled; not a starting salary. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 1,191 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts$131,6335%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 2Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania$105,36012%1546$32k$115k94%7,304110 mi 3Stanford UniversityStanford, California$102,8874%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 4Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts$99,5724%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 5West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange CountyAnaheim, California$96,114——$33k$103k60%3,19211 mi 6West Coast University-TexasRichardson, Texas$96,114——$53k$103k31%2,67313 mi 7West Coast University-OntarioOntario, California$96,114——$50k$103k39%2,67137 mi 8Babson CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts$91,35417%1457$41k$124k93%2,72811 mi 9Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California$91,19848%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 10University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$90,5555%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 11Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey$90,32648%1446$41k$109k87%4,222< 1 mi 12Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia$89,43214%1480$12k$103k94%18,785222 mi 13Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania$88,81026%1440$37k$106k88%5,89845 mi 14Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York$88,5354%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 15Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$87,8309%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 16Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey$87,8155%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 17Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California$87,60310%1527$29k$105k91%1,38834 mi 18Bentley UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts$86,67945%1352$38k$121k87%4,4749 mi 19Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland$86,3066%1553$19k$88k94%5,6935 mi 20University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana$86,21011%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 21Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Indiana$85,93577%1427$43k$101k78%2,309148 mi 22Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina$85,7926%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 23Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts$85,71716%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 24Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts$85,03860%—$43k$103k90%5,44738 mi 25Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania$84,90527%1460$44k$100k92%6,93812 mi 26Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, Illinois$84,53383%—$32k$92k42%14,02719 mi 27Chamberlain University-TexasHouston, Texas$84,53384%—$32k$92k25%2,27031 mi 28Chamberlain University-GeorgiaSandy Springs, Georgia$84,53391%—$33k$92k50%1,940223 mi 29Chamberlain University-New JerseyNorth Brunswick, New Jersey$84,533100%—$38k$92k33%1,2268 mi 30Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbock, Texas$84,007———$92k—1,482457 mi 31SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, New York$83,43972%1214$22k$96k64%1,285< 1 mi 32Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$83,22213%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 33Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York$83,05463%1456$36k$102k84%5,71499 mi 34Colorado School of MinesGolden, Colorado$82,95061%1412$29k$97k82%6,155737 mi 35Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire$82,5415%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 36Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut$81,7654%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 37University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois$80,8704%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 38Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania$80,61431%1424$34k$91k88%2,75748 mi 39Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, Massachusetts$80,42495%—$22k$82k74%1,395< 1 mi 40Kettering UniversityFlint, Michigan$80,27579%1251$35k$95k71%1,20541 mi 41Rice UniversityHouston, Texas$79,7518%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 42Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island$79,1315%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 43Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania$78,85229%1410$41k$94k86%3,876105 mi 44Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$78,4135%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 45Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, Massachusetts$78,413———$93k—1,8022 mi 46Molloy UniversityRockville Centre, New York$78,37282%1187$24k$78k70%3,1624 mi 47Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri$78,07312%1530$22k$86k94%7,857258 mi 48Florida Polytechnic UniversityLakeland, Florida$77,54558%1268$12k—55%1,68939 mi 49Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston, Massachusetts$77,17185%1269$40k$126k62%3,4513 mi 50Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, New York$76,97077%1304$30k$90k75%2,19627 mi 51Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois$76,8448%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 52Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia$76,51614%1498$24k$95k94%1,881121 mi 53Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio$75,61337%1513$41k$88k87%6,4373 mi 54Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, Wisconsin$75,11459%—$22k$89k67%2,6541 mi 55Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia$74,98011%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 56University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$74,91911%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 57University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$74,46110%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 58Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee$73,9096%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 59University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan$73,76216%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 60Fairfield UniversityFairfield, Connecticut$73,69333%1335$48k$89k84%5,3732 mi 61University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia$72,35917%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 62California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California$72,35831%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 63Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts$71,86891%1229$34k$83k68%3,7473 mi 64Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts$71,7548%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 65George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$71,60747%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 66Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, California$71,47784%1290$35k$85k78%1,1141 mi 67Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois$70,80355%1311$18k$83k75%2,8331 mi 68Linfield UniversityMcMinnville, Oregon$70,64385%—$27k$79k70%1,62137 mi 69College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Massachusetts$69,98418%1353$39k$91k87%3,10636 mi 70University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California$69,95162%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi 71Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan$69,67292%1258$14k$78k68%5,9551 mi 72New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey$69,59165%1337$17k$84k73%9,0194 mi 73Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island$69,32651%1346$49k$87k86%4,2293 mi 74Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, Missouri$69,29573%1317$16k$83k64%5,521344 mi 75Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$69,06379%1345$39k$85k78%13,2333 mi 76CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York$68,61668%——$66k—3,2541 mi 77Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts$68,33711%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 78University of RochesterRochester, New York$68,33340%1488$29k$79k85%6,3319 mi 79Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Falls, Oregon$68,30195%1150$16k$72k54%2,892126 mi 80Scripps CollegeClaremont, California$68,02738%1492$36k$78k83%1,11334 mi 81Fordham UniversityBronx, New York$68,00859%1418$44k$86k82%10,5122 mi 82University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, Virginia$67,92722%1497$31k$76k85%2,98022 mi 83University of PortlandPortland, Oregon$67,91389%1277$28k$83k80%2,95746 mi 84University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland$67,78545%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 85Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina$67,72222%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 86Trinity CollegeHartford, Connecticut$67,62829%1415$35k$91k84%2,14631 mi 87Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia$67,37755%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 88Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington$66,52582%1335$35k$79k86%5,198224 mi 89University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock, Arkansas$66,491———$74k—1,571325 mi 90Bryant UniversitySmithfield, Rhode Island$66,48865%1265$41k$90k80%3,19410 mi 91Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$66,43889%1258$30k$87k79%4,9486 mi 92Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania$65,97690%1090$27k$67k57%1,06716 mi 93Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts$65,96114%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 94Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut$65,74472%1242$41k$84k76%6,5318 mi 95University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California$65,66927%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 96Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$65,65511%1480$24k$83k89%18,2483 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.