The Inkwell
Rankings
Highest-earning graduates

Colleges whose graduates earn the most

Median earnings of former students working and not enrolled, ten years after they started. Top 100 of 1,478 qualifying colleges.

Highest-earning graduates Lowest net price Best graduation rate Most selective Highest SAT scores Lowest student debt Best first-year retention Pell Grant access Largest colleges Earnings vs. price Oldest colleges

#	College	State	Sector	Highest-earning graduates	Net price	Grad.	Earnings
1	California Institute of TechnologyPasadena	CA	Nonprofit	$166,642	$8,509	90%	$166,642
2	Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont	CA	Nonprofit	$164,248	$39,347	93%	$164,248
3	Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge	MA	Nonprofit	$152,553	$14,815	96%	$152,553
4	Babson CollegeWellesley	MA	Nonprofit	$138,950	$34,096	92%	$138,950
5	Princeton UniversityPrinceton	NJ	Nonprofit	$133,523	$7,815	97%	$133,523
6	Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont	CA	Nonprofit	$127,532	$26,039	90%	$127,532
7	Bentley UniversityWaltham	MA	Nonprofit	$126,427	$38,969	88%	$126,427
8	Stanford UniversityStanford	CA	Nonprofit	$125,340	$12,307	92%	$125,340
9	Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh	PA	Nonprofit	$125,257	$35,780	94%	$125,257
10	Harvard UniversityCambridge	MA	Nonprofit	$121,957	$19,148	97%	$121,957
11	University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia	PA	Nonprofit	$121,687	$29,577	97%	$121,687
12	Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken	NJ	Nonprofit	$118,358	$37,396	89%	$118,358
13	Yale UniversityNew Haven	CT	Nonprofit	$118,356	$11,340	96%	$118,356
14	Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara	CA	Nonprofit	$117,193	$50,570	87%	$117,193
15	Lehigh UniversityBethlehem	PA	Nonprofit	$116,342	$25,272	85%	$116,342
16	Villanova UniversityVillanova	PA	Nonprofit	$115,382	$41,536	93%	$115,382
17	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta	GA	Public	$114,210	$12,028	94%	$114,210
18	Duke UniversityDurham	NC	Nonprofit	$113,937	$23,706	96%	$113,937
19	Cornell UniversityIthaca	NY	Nonprofit	$113,531	$33,934	94%	$113,531
20	Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester	MA	Nonprofit	$113,513	$43,885	90%	$113,513
21	University of Notre DameNotre Dame	IN	Nonprofit	$113,124	$25,339	95%	$113,124
22	Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy	NY	Nonprofit	$113,011	$32,758	80%	$113,011
23	Boston CollegeChestnut Hill	MA	Nonprofit	$112,178	$38,930	90%	$112,178
24	Dartmouth CollegeHanover	NH	Nonprofit	$111,162	$26,707	95%	$111,162
25	Georgetown UniversityWashington	DC	Nonprofit	$110,516	$33,661	94%	$110,516
26	Bucknell UniversityLewisburg	PA	Nonprofit	$109,954	$50,021	85%	$109,954
27	Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York	NY	Nonprofit	$109,430	$15,370	95%	$109,430
28	Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute	IN	Nonprofit	$107,683	$43,360	74%	$107,683
29	Cal Poly Maritime AcademyVallejo	CA	Public	$105,475	$17,793	58%	$105,475
30	Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore	MD	Nonprofit	$104,590	$18,431	93%	$104,590
31	Bryant UniversitySmithfield	RI	Nonprofit	$104,456	$39,186	81%	$104,456
32	Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem	NC	Nonprofit	$104,443	$28,165	90%	$104,443
33	West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange CountyAnaheim	CA	For-profit	$104,344	$36,240	25%	$104,344
34	West Coast University-MiamiDoral	FL	For-profit	$104,344	$37,774	25%	$104,344
35	West Coast University-OntarioOntario	CA	For-profit	$104,344	$47,072	56%	$104,344
36	West Coast University-TexasRichardson	TX	For-profit	$104,344	$52,439	0%	$104,344
37	Northwestern UniversityEvanston	IL	Nonprofit	$104,255	$34,420	96%	$104,255
38	Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay	MA	Public	$104,098	$23,759	74%	$104,098
39	University of ChicagoChicago	IL	Nonprofit	$103,872	$16,776	95%	$103,872
40	University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles	CA	Nonprofit	$103,420	$33,056	90%	$103,420
41	United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point	NY	Public	$103,283	$1,516	78%	$103,283
42	Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston	MA	Nonprofit	$103,156	$43,891	61%	$103,156
43	Trinity CollegeHartford	CT	Nonprofit	$103,089	$37,004	83%	$103,089
44	Washington and Lee UniversityLexington	VA	Nonprofit	$102,966	$25,279	96%	$102,966
45	Lafayette CollegeEaston	PA	Nonprofit	$102,336	$35,879	85%	$102,336
46	Colorado School of MinesGolden	CO	Public	$102,077	$32,901	82%	$102,077
47	Fairfield UniversityFairfield	CT	Nonprofit	$101,587	$49,906	85%	$101,587
48	Maine Maritime AcademyCastine	ME	Public	$101,511	$21,078	58%	$101,511
49	SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck	NY	Public	$100,966	$22,888	54%	$100,966
50	College of the Holy CrossWorcester	MA	Nonprofit	$100,485	$38,829	86%	$100,485
51	University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley	CA	Public	$100,212	$14,538	94%	$100,212
52	Brown UniversityProvidence	RI	Nonprofit	$99,974	$26,976	96%	$99,974
53	Loma Linda UniversityLoma Linda	CA	Nonprofit	$99,540	$25,018	—	$99,540
54	Northeastern UniversityBoston	MA	Nonprofit	$99,371	$29,060	91%	$99,371
55	Vanderbilt UniversityNashville	TN	Nonprofit	$99,080	$15,497	93%	$99,080
56	Bates CollegeLewiston	ME	Nonprofit	$98,373	$27,390	88%	$98,373
57	Barnard CollegeNew York	NY	Nonprofit	$98,280	$28,930	92%	$98,280
58	Chamberlain University-ArizonaPhoenix	AZ	For-profit	$96,897	$41,882	40%	$96,897
59	Chamberlain University-CaliforniaRancho Cordova	CA	For-profit	$96,897	$46,658	—	$96,897
60	Chamberlain University-FloridaJacksonville	FL	For-profit	$96,897	$37,672	0%	$96,897
61	Chamberlain University-GeorgiaSandy Springs	GA	For-profit	$96,897	$38,666	50%	$96,897
62	Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison	IL	For-profit	$96,897	$38,263	35%	$96,897
63	Chamberlain University-LouisianaJefferson	LA	For-profit	$96,897	$36,976	0%	$96,897
64	Chamberlain University-MichiganTroy	MI	For-profit	$96,897	—	—	$96,897
65	Chamberlain University-NevadaLas Vegas	NV	For-profit	$96,897	$41,032	25%	$96,897
66	Chamberlain University-New JerseyNorth Brunswick	NJ	For-profit	$96,897	$42,922	60%	$96,897
67	Chamberlain University-TexasHouston	TX	For-profit	$96,897	$39,545	40%	$96,897
68	Chamberlain University-VirginiaVienna	VA	For-profit	$96,897	$44,710	0%	$96,897
69	George Washington UniversityWashington	DC	Nonprofit	$96,691	$35,760	82%	$96,691
70	University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville	VA	Public	$96,468	$18,056	94%	$96,468
71	Colgate UniversityHamilton	NY	Nonprofit	$96,328	$29,409	89%	$96,328
72	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo	CA	Public	$96,304	$18,832	87%	$96,304
73	University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla	CA	Public	$96,197	$14,794	86%	$96,197
74	Kettering UniversityFlint	MI	Nonprofit	$96,136	$29,797	74%	$96,136
75	Williams CollegeWilliamstown	MA	Nonprofit	$95,954	$15,157	95%	$95,954
76	Union CollegeSchenectady	NY	Nonprofit	$95,269	$28,128	81%	$95,269
77	Amherst CollegeAmherst	MA	Nonprofit	$95,161	$19,536	92%	$95,161
78	Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston	MA	Nonprofit	$94,995	$30,134	63%	$94,995
79	University of San FranciscoSan Francisco	CA	Nonprofit	$94,613	$30,496	66%	$94,613
80	Emory UniversityAtlanta	GA	Nonprofit	$93,897	$16,754	91%	$93,897
81	University of San DiegoSan Diego	CA	Nonprofit	$93,069	$29,539	81%	$93,069
82	Manhattan UniversityRiverdale	NY	Nonprofit	$92,904	$25,074	68%	$92,904
83	University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor	MI	Public	$92,832	$14,362	93%	$92,832
84	Fordham UniversityBronx	NY	Nonprofit	$92,809	$42,760	81%	$92,809
85	Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee	WI	Nonprofit	$92,761	$27,027	63%	$92,761
86	Clarkson UniversityPotsdam	NY	Nonprofit	$92,494	$32,137	72%	$92,494
87	University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond	VA	Nonprofit	$92,362	$34,256	86%	$92,362
88	Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia	PA	Nonprofit	$92,338	$37,529	78%	$92,338
89	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach	FL	Nonprofit	$92,069	$40,539	68%	$92,069
90	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottPrescott	AZ	Nonprofit	$92,069	$38,102	69%	$92,069
91	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideDaytona Beach	FL	Nonprofit	$92,069	$19,741	31%	$92,069
92	Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis	MO	Nonprofit	$91,497	$13,360	93%	$91,497
93	New York UniversityNew York	NY	Nonprofit	$90,957	$35,737	88%	$90,957
94	Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago	IL	Nonprofit	$90,804	$22,443	71%	$90,804
95	Rice UniversityHouston	TX	Nonprofit	$90,773	$11,164	95%	$90,773
96	New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark	NJ	Public	$90,769	$18,783	72%	$90,769
97	Wellesley CollegeWellesley	MA	Nonprofit	$90,458	$23,995	91%	$90,458
98	Providence CollegeProvidence	RI	Nonprofit	$90,260	$49,594	86%	$90,260
99	Loyola University MarylandBaltimore	MD	Nonprofit	$90,179	$34,082	75%	$90,179
100	Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick	ME	Nonprofit	$90,153	$15,595	93%	$90,153

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education · ties broken alphabetically