Highest Earning Universities
Rankings based on government-verified data for qualifying institutions.
| # | Institution | Tuition | Avg Earnings | Grad Rate | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Samuel Merritt University
Private Non-Profit |
$0 | $143,353 | N/A | CA |
| 2 |
California Institute of Technology
Private Non-Profit |
$63,255 | $132,140 | 94% | CA |
| 3 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Private Non-Profit |
$60,156 | $131,633 | 96% | MA |
| 4 |
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
Private Non-Profit |
$31,920 | $116,360 | 74% | MO |
| 5 |
Harvey Mudd College
Private Non-Profit |
$66,255 | $115,107 | 93% | CA |
| 6 |
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Private Non-Profit |
$40,375 | $112,685 | 66% | NY |
| 7 |
American University of Health Sciences
Private For-Profit |
$24,575 | $111,064 | N/A | CA |
| 8 |
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Public |
$0 | $110,661 | N/A | NY |
| 9 |
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Private Non-Profit |
$64,458 | $105,483 | 93% | MA |
| 10 |
Carnegie Mellon University
Private Non-Profit |
$63,829 | $105,360 | 92% | PA |
| 11 |
Stanford University
Private Non-Profit |
$62,484 | $102,887 | 94% | CA |
| 12 |
Oregon Health & Science University
Public |
$0 | $99,818 | N/A | OR |
| 13 |
Harvard University
Private Non-Profit |
$59,076 | $99,572 | 98% | MA |
| 14 |
Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing
Private Non-Profit |
$0 | $99,344 | N/A | NY |
| 15 |
Roseman University of Health Sciences
Private Non-Profit |
$0 | $96,993 | N/A | NV |
| 16 |
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Public |
$945 | $96,770 | 79% | NY |
| 17 |
West Coast University-Orange County
Private For-Profit |
$22,685 | $96,114 | 61% | CA |
| 18 |
West Coast University-Ontario
Private For-Profit |
$37,194 | $96,114 | 60% | CA |
| 19 |
West Coast University-Miami
Private For-Profit |
$23,691 | $96,114 | N/A | FL |
| 20 |
Maine Maritime Academy
Public |
$14,746 | $93,944 | 64% | ME |
| 21 |
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Private Non-Profit |
$0 | $93,187 | N/A | MA |
| 22 |
Touro University Nevada
Private Non-Profit |
$0 | $92,446 | N/A | NV |
| 23 |
Babson College
Private Non-Profit |
$56,032 | $91,354 | 93% | MA |
| 24 |
Santa Clara University
Private Non-Profit |
$59,241 | $91,198 | 89% | CA |
| 25 |
Gnomon
Private For-Profit |
$34,215 | $90,652 | N/A | CA |
| 26 |
University of Pennsylvania
Private Non-Profit |
$66,104 | $90,555 | 97% | PA |
| 27 |
Stevens Institute of Technology
Private Non-Profit |
$60,952 | $90,326 | 89% | NJ |
| 28 |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Public |
$11,764 | $89,432 | 92% | GA |
| 29 |
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Public |
$0 | $89,371 | N/A | TX |
| 30 |
Lehigh University
Private Non-Profit |
$62,180 | $88,810 | 90% | PA |
| 31 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
Private Non-Profit |
$69,045 | $88,535 | 95% | NY |
| 32 |
Loma Linda University
Private Non-Profit |
$0 | $88,185 | N/A | CA |
| 33 |
Cornell University
Private Non-Profit |
$66,014 | $87,830 | 95% | NY |
| 34 |
Princeton University
Private Non-Profit |
$59,710 | $87,815 | 97% | NJ |
| 35 |
Claremont McKenna College
Private Non-Profit |
$64,150 | $87,603 | 93% | CA |
| 36 |
Rush University
Private Non-Profit |
$0 | $86,865 | N/A | IL |
| 37 |
Bentley University
Private Non-Profit |
$58,150 | $86,679 | 88% | MA |
| 38 |
Johns Hopkins University
Private Non-Profit |
$63,340 | $86,306 | 94% | MD |
| 39 |
Webb Institute
Private Non-Profit |
$61,060 | $86,249 | 85% | NY |
| 40 |
University of Notre Dame
Private Non-Profit |
$62,693 | $86,210 | 97% | IN |
| 41 |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Private Non-Profit |
$56,674 | $85,935 | 81% | IN |
| 42 |
Duke University
Private Non-Profit |
$65,805 | $85,792 | 96% | NC |
| 43 |
Boston College
Private Non-Profit |
$67,680 | $85,717 | 91% | MA |
| 44 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Private Non-Profit |
$59,070 | $85,038 | 89% | MA |
| 45 |
Villanova University
Private Non-Profit |
$64,701 | $84,905 | 92% | PA |
| 46 |
California State University Maritime Academy
Public |
$7,672 | $84,676 | 65% | CA |
| 47 |
Chamberlain University-Illinois
Private For-Profit |
$20,604 | $84,533 | 44% | IL |
| 48 |
Chamberlain University-Ohio
Private For-Profit |
$19,686 | $84,533 | 35% | OH |
| 49 |
Chamberlain University-Arizona
Private For-Profit |
$20,462 | $84,533 | N/A | AZ |
| 50 |
Chamberlain University-Florida
Private For-Profit |
$19,686 | $84,533 | N/A | FL |
About This Ranking
This ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which provides comprehensive information about colleges and universities across the country.
Institutions are ranked by highest earning metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.