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Doctoral research universities: R1 and R2
276 colleges, A–Z, 150 on this page. Medians for the whole group: net price $17,300, admission 72%, graduation 70%, earnings $69,111.
150 colleges · click a column to sort
| College | Sector | Undergrads | Admit | Net price | Grad. | Earnings | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 American UniversityWashington, DC | Nonprofit | 7,266 | 62% | $41,302 | 75% | $85,458 | $22,250 |
 Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, AZ | Public | 64,674 | 90% | $14,694 | 67% | $69,111 | $19,151 |
| Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, AZ | Public | 53,782 | 67% | $11,594 | — | $69,111 | $19,151 |
 Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, AR | Public | 9,110 | 82% | $15,441 | 58% | $47,220 | $19,498 |
 Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL | Public | 26,816 | 46% | $25,424 | 82% | $73,273 | $19,500 |
 Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA | Public | 5,613 | 86% | $12,017 | 48% | $52,071 | $20,000 |
 Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, CA | Nonprofit | 2,759 | 88% | $22,597 | 63% | $71,595 | $22,000 |
| Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN | Public | 13,988 | 86% | $13,877 | 62% | $56,674 | $20,500 |
 Baylor UniversityWaco, TX | Nonprofit | 14,785 | 51% | $44,441 | 82% | $72,408 | $19,500 |
 Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY | Public | 14,655 | 39% | $20,907 | 82% | $89,136 | $17,750 |
 Boise State UniversityBoise, ID | Public | 17,674 | 87% | $18,423 | 61% | $60,091 | $19,678 |
 Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA | Nonprofit | 10,085 | 16% | $38,930 | 90% | $112,178 | $19,000 |
 Boston UniversityBoston, MA | Nonprofit | 18,248 | 11% | $36,503 | 90% | $89,087 | $17,500 |
 Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, OH | Public | 12,812 | 81% | $21,453 | 66% | $52,269 | $23,250 |
 Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA | Nonprofit | 3,618 | 40% | $30,606 | 81% | $85,519 | $18,338 |
 Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT | Nonprofit | 32,952 | 68% | $13,397 | 81% | $80,228 | $12,250 |
 Brown UniversityProvidence, RI | Nonprofit | 7,226 | 5.4% | $26,976 | 96% | $99,974 | $14,567 |
 California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | Nonprofit | 987 | 2.6% | $8,509 | 90% | $166,642 | $7,500 |
 California State University-East BayHayward, CA | Public | 9,809 | 97% | $6,858 | 49% | $73,868 | $16,500 |
 California State University-FresnoFresno, CA | Public | 21,605 | 95% | $5,418 | 58% | $62,756 | $13,156 |
 California State University-FullertonFullerton, CA | Public | 38,546 | 90% | $5,115 | 68% | $69,015 | $13,594 |
 California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, CA | Public | 35,924 | 46% | $9,426 | 70% | $69,554 | $14,195 |
| California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA | Public | 15,023 | 94% | $3,946 | 53% | $61,951 | $14,625 |
 Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | Nonprofit | 7,304 | 12% | $35,780 | 94% | $125,257 | $19,000 |
 Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH | Nonprofit | 6,437 | 36% | $44,622 | 87% | $89,865 | $21,500 |
 Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, MI | Public | 10,035 | 90% | $17,201 | 59% | $59,879 | $25,000 |
 Chapman UniversityOrange, CA | Nonprofit | 7,478 | 65% | $46,708 | 83% | $80,694 | $19,500 |
| Clark Atlanta UniversityAtlanta, GA | Nonprofit | 3,603 | 64% | $38,626 | 39% | $46,867 | $26,000 |
 Clark UniversityWorcester, MA | Nonprofit | 2,214 | 40% | $29,446 | 76% | $67,223 | $27,000 |
 Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, NY | Nonprofit | 2,196 | 77% | $32,137 | 72% | $92,494 | $26,000 |
 Clemson UniversityClemson, SC | Public | 23,300 | 38% | $22,032 | 88% | $79,064 | $19,500 |
 Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, OH | Public | 8,969 | 91% | $13,754 | 51% | $56,979 | $22,000 |
 Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO | Public | 6,155 | 61% | $32,901 | 82% | $102,077 | $21,287 |
 Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, CO | Public | 25,538 | 88% | $22,247 | 68% | $66,947 | $18,750 |
 Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | Nonprofit | 8,973 | 4.0% | $15,370 | 95% | $109,430 | $20,500 |
 Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | Nonprofit | 15,995 | 8.8% | $33,934 | 94% | $113,531 | $12,000 |
 Creighton UniversityOmaha, NE | Nonprofit | 4,348 | 80% | $32,456 | 83% | $80,642 | $22,500 |
 CUNY City CollegeNew York, NY | Public | 12,505 | 60% | $1,557 | 50% | $69,594 | $11,695 |
| CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, NY | Public | 3,254 | 68% | $4,766 | — | $69,504 | $12,594 |
 Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH | Nonprofit | 4,541 | 5.4% | $26,707 | 95% | $111,162 | $13,000 |
| DePaul UniversityChicago, IL | Nonprofit | 14,090 | 76% | $27,108 | 67% | $75,602 | $21,787 |
 Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | Nonprofit | 13,233 | 79% | $37,529 | 78% | $92,338 | $25,166 |
 Duke UniversityDurham, NC | Nonprofit | 6,442 | 5.7% | $23,706 | 96% | $113,937 | $13,000 |
 Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA | Nonprofit | 5,350 | 84% | $37,704 | 76% | $81,698 | $25,500 |
 East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC | Public | 19,896 | 89% | $16,880 | 63% | $60,387 | $20,500 |
 East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN | Public | 10,004 | 86% | $14,208 | 55% | $48,646 | $18,636 |
 Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, MI | Public | 10,055 | 80% | $16,628 | 46% | $55,390 | $24,738 |
| Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA | Nonprofit | 7,298 | 11% | $16,754 | 91% | $93,897 | $12,000 |
 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, FL | Public | 7,582 | 21% | $15,220 | 62% | $52,104 | $17,500 |
 Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, FL | Public | 23,757 | 66% | $10,394 | 64% | $61,062 | $17,500 |
 Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, FL | Nonprofit | 3,404 | 58% | $36,511 | 59% | $50,557 | $25,498 |
 Florida International UniversityMiami, FL | Public | 39,508 | 55% | $11,462 | 78% | $65,722 | $15,547 |
 Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL | Public | 32,212 | 24% | $8,605 | 86% | $68,225 | $13,000 |
 Fordham UniversityBronx, NY | Nonprofit | 10,512 | 59% | $42,760 | 81% | $92,809 | $25,000 |
 George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA | Public | 27,752 | 88% | $14,697 | 66% | $79,923 | $18,500 |
 George Washington UniversityWashington, DC | Nonprofit | 11,182 | 47% | $35,760 | 82% | $96,691 | $19,857 |
 Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC | Nonprofit | 7,569 | 13% | $33,661 | 94% | $110,516 | $14,746 |
 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA | Public | 18,785 | 14% | $12,028 | 94% | $114,210 | $19,500 |
| Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GA | Public | 21,790 | 88% | $16,785 | 54% | $59,167 | $20,568 |
 Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA | Public | 26,623 | 55% | $12,365 | 51% | $51,903 | $21,500 |
 Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | Nonprofit | 7,601 | 3.6% | $19,148 | 97% | $121,957 | $17,559 |
 Howard UniversityWashington, DC | Nonprofit | 10,108 | 41% | $33,002 | 74% | $69,682 | $23,750 |
 Idaho State UniversityPocatello, ID | Public | 7,583 | — | $8,910 | 41% | $50,919 | $18,500 |
 Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL | Nonprofit | 2,833 | 55% | $22,443 | 71% | $90,804 | $22,000 |
 Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL | Public | 19,057 | 88% | $17,829 | 67% | $67,557 | $17,000 |
 Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, PA | Public | 6,764 | 91% | $17,391 | 52% | $57,182 | $24,989 |
 Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN | Public | 37,806 | 78% | $16,003 | 80% | $70,105 | $19,000 |
 Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN | Public | 13,830 | 76% | $9,479 | 54% | $58,990 | $18,750 |
 Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA | Public | 25,367 | 89% | $18,517 | 77% | $67,568 | $21,250 |
 Jackson State UniversityJackson, MS | Public | 4,600 | 93% | $34,119 | 43% | $42,075 | $27,000 |
 James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA | Public | 20,888 | 72% | $23,550 | 80% | $75,482 | $19,500 |
 Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD | Nonprofit | 5,693 | 6.4% | $18,431 | 93% | $104,590 | $12,000 |
 Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS | Public | 15,142 | 82% | $18,210 | 71% | $61,473 | $19,200 |
| Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, GA | Public | 41,254 | 69% | $16,325 | 50% | $62,766 | $21,500 |
 Kent State University at KentKent, OH | Public | 19,320 | 86% | $20,294 | 51% | $51,178 | $23,000 |
 Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA | Nonprofit | 5,898 | 26% | $25,272 | 85% | $116,342 | $21,371 |
| Loma Linda UniversityLoma Linda, CA | Nonprofit | 909 | — | $25,018 | — | $99,540 | $21,500 |
 Long Island UniversityBrookville, NY | Nonprofit | 5,520 | 86% | $23,862 | 60% | $65,934 | $22,000 |
 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, LA | Public | 30,594 | 73% | $19,286 | 68% | $64,338 | $19,500 |
 Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, LA | Public | 8,312 | 86% | $11,959 | 61% | $58,121 | $22,246 |
| Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA | Nonprofit | 7,094 | 45% | $50,518 | 79% | $86,034 | $19,500 |
 Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL | Nonprofit | 11,737 | 82% | $36,340 | 72% | $78,431 | $23,750 |
| Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI | Nonprofit | 7,660 | 81% | $30,561 | 79% | $83,810 | $21,500 |
 Marshall UniversityHuntington, WV | Public | 7,266 | 96% | $7,341 | 53% | $49,444 | $21,625 |
 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | Nonprofit | 4,535 | 4.5% | $14,815 | 96% | $152,553 | $14,000 |
 Mercer UniversityMacon, GA | Nonprofit | 4,500 | 69% | $24,778 | 72% | $63,469 | $24,427 |
 Miami University-OxfordOxford, OH | Public | 16,656 | 75% | $29,447 | 81% | $63,814 | $20,500 |
 Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI | Public | 40,922 | 85% | $21,322 | 80% | $74,168 | $20,000 |
 Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, MI | Public | 5,955 | 92% | $13,446 | 70% | $84,681 | $23,000 |
 Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN | Public | 16,301 | 69% | $12,562 | 54% | $52,702 | $18,057 |
 Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MS | Public | 18,397 | 78% | $18,781 | 69% | $54,296 | $20,500 |
 Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, MO | Public | 5,521 | 72% | $15,772 | 67% | $85,917 | $21,500 |
 Montana State UniversityBozeman, MT | Public | 14,451 | 82% | $23,106 | 59% | $59,536 | $19,500 |
| Montclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ | Public | 18,376 | 88% | $15,193 | 66% | $63,846 | $19,500 |
| Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD | Public | 9,019 | 82% | $14,653 | 42% | $56,585 | $25,500 |
 New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ | Public | 9,019 | 65% | $18,783 | 72% | $90,769 | $20,000 |
 New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, NM | Public | 11,946 | 89% | $6,313 | 54% | $43,922 | $14,980 |
 New York UniversityNew York, NY | Nonprofit | 28,663 | 9.2% | $35,737 | 88% | $90,957 | $19,000 |
 North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC | Public | 12,182 | 50% | $9,884 | 56% | $50,279 | $23,288 |
 North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC | Public | 27,371 | 42% | $16,486 | 85% | $77,810 | $19,500 |
 North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, ND | Public | 9,471 | 95% | $15,636 | 66% | $65,925 | $21,500 |
 Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA | Nonprofit | 17,326 | 5.2% | $29,060 | 91% | $99,371 | $20,000 |
| Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, AZ | Public | 22,903 | 90% | $17,265 | 58% | $59,083 | $17,500 |
| Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL | Public | 11,301 | 70% | $14,505 | 48% | $61,351 | $19,555 |
 Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | Nonprofit | 9,201 | 7.7% | $34,420 | 96% | $104,255 | $17,017 |
 Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale, FL | Nonprofit | 7,240 | 73% | $27,714 | 62% | $66,144 | $21,103 |
 Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, MI | Public | 12,351 | 88% | $11,815 | 58% | $63,565 | $20,500 |
 Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH | Public | 45,638 | 61% | $17,269 | 87% | $67,080 | $19,500 |
 Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, OH | Public | 19,633 | 85% | $20,666 | 65% | $61,938 | $20,475 |
| Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, OK | Public | 21,773 | 75% | $17,058 | 69% | $60,713 | $19,500 |
 Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA | Public | 17,514 | 90% | $12,913 | 43% | $60,482 | $22,956 |
 Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR | Public | 30,743 | 77% | $21,504 | 68% | $67,894 | $20,500 |
 Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA | Public | 42,284 | 61% | $33,675 | 85% | $71,762 | $24,500 |
| Portland State UniversityPortland, OR | Public | 13,182 | 91% | $8,337 | 53% | $62,447 | $19,489 |
| Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, TX | Public | 8,877 | 79% | $13,638 | 46% | $49,183 | $25,450 |
 Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | Nonprofit | 5,709 | 4.6% | $7,815 | 97% | $133,523 | $12,400 |
 Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN | Public | 44,503 | 50% | $14,851 | 84% | $80,082 | $18,750 |
 Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY | Nonprofit | 5,714 | 64% | $32,758 | 80% | $113,011 | $24,250 |
 Rice UniversityHouston, TX | Nonprofit | 4,776 | 8.0% | $11,164 | 95% | $90,773 | $13,000 |
 Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY | Nonprofit | 13,215 | 67% | $37,232 | 70% | $84,700 | $25,500 |
 Rowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ | Public | 15,841 | 78% | $23,938 | 69% | $65,776 | $18,000 |
 Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, NJ | Public | 3,753 | 66% | $15,732 | 61% | $80,490 | $18,974 |
 Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ | Public | 37,751 | 58% | $24,897 | 84% | $80,490 | $18,974 |
 Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, NJ | Public | 7,709 | 71% | $16,013 | 65% | $80,490 | $18,974 |
| Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO | Nonprofit | 7,267 | 75% | $29,674 | 79% | $75,998 | $21,000 |
 Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TX | Public | 17,743 | 90% | $14,788 | 56% | $56,877 | $21,000 |
 San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA | Public | 35,377 | 36% | $13,243 | 78% | $73,494 | $14,500 |
 San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA | Public | 18,639 | 96% | $9,803 | 50% | $73,299 | $15,000 |
 Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ | Nonprofit | 6,036 | 73% | $31,552 | 70% | $80,035 | $21,500 |
| South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD | Public | 9,198 | 98% | $20,139 | 62% | $58,802 | $21,008 |
 Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL | Public | 8,494 | 87% | $12,554 | 59% | $57,388 | $19,500 |
 Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX | Nonprofit | 7,277 | 63% | $39,816 | 83% | $90,037 | $18,750 |
 Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge, LA | Public | 5,519 | 35% | $18,631 | 28% | $47,186 | $28,750 |
 Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | Nonprofit | 7,554 | 3.6% | $12,307 | 92% | $125,340 | $10,750 |
 Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ | Nonprofit | 4,222 | 48% | $37,396 | 89% | $118,358 | $26,117 |
 Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY | Public | 18,101 | 49% | $18,902 | 77% | $83,232 | $18,500 |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, NY | Public | 1,839 | 63% | $18,375 | 72% | $64,530 | $15,000 |
 Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY | Nonprofit | 15,477 | 46% | $43,336 | 80% | $85,054 | $21,500 |
| Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, TX | Public | 12,673 | 90% | $20,525 | 49% | $56,673 | $18,750 |
 Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | Public | 20,970 | 80% | $23,058 | 73% | $71,027 | $24,250 |
| Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN | Public | 4,848 | 70% | $12,154 | 34% | $47,151 | $24,250 |
| Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN | Public | 8,698 | 76% | $16,830 | 56% | $52,901 | $17,150 |
| Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, TX | Public | 8,034 | 89% | $13,843 | 38% | $55,480 | $20,000 |
 Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, TX | Public | 59,615 | 57% | $21,527 | 84% | $78,159 | $17,350 |
 Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsville, TX | Public | 4,748 | 91% | $13,212 | 45% | $55,340 | $21,887 |
 Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX | Nonprofit | 11,026 | 44% | $35,045 | 86% | $77,334 | $21,500 |
 Texas Southern UniversityHouston, TX | Public | 6,844 | 97% | $16,494 | 24% | $46,064 | $26,864 |
| Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, TX | Public | 36,177 | 89% | $16,660 | 55% | $60,523 | $19,500 |
 Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX | Public | 32,394 | 73% | $19,890 | 70% | $67,143 | $19,500 |
 The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, DC | Nonprofit | 3,154 | 83% | $32,543 | 76% | $81,308 | $25,469 |
Net price: average per year after grants · Grad.: within 6 years · Earnings: median, 10 years after entry · Source: College Scorecard