The two schools at the top of the list are both big state research universities, University of California, Los Angeles and University of California, Berkeley. They were No. 2 and 1 last year, but this year they’ve switched places. UCLA edged ahead of Berkeley because its yearly net price, $14,200, is lower than Berkeley’s $17,200, and it has a greater share of students receiving federal Pell Grants, 35% versus 31% at Berkeley. Brigham Young University, a private research university of 30,000 undergraduates in Salt Lake City, is No. 3. It scores high in part because support from the Mormon church keeps tuition at just $5,200 and net price at $12,900. Berkeley grads earn average mid-career salaries of $130,100, the highest of the top three schools, followed by $114,800 for UCLA grads and $106,600 for BYU alums (We source mid-career salaries from PayScale).
Two more state research universities, U.C. Irvine and University of Washington, Seattle, are No. 4 and 5 on the list, followed by two Ivy League schools and one Ivy-equivalent. Harvard is No. 6, Stanford is No. 7, and Princeton, No. 8. These schools’ measures are strong across the board, with Harvard grads making an average of $140,700 in mid-career, Stanford grads $140,400 and Princeton alums $147,800. But Princeton doesn’t score quite as well on net cost ($17,700) and has fewer Pell Grant recipients (14%) than Stanford though more than Harvard. Another U.C. school, San Diego, is No. 9 and a high-prestige small liberal arts college with 1,795 undergrads, Amherst, is No. 10. Amherst alums earn $122,800 in mid-career.
Public research universities take up the majority of the rest of the list (166 total). But it’s no surprise that private schools with elite reputations, including small liberal arts colleges, make a strong showing. Yale is No. 14, Williams is No. 15, Pomona is No. 16 and MIT is No. 17. Duke, Dartmouth and Swarthmore are also in the top 25. A standout among that group: CUNY, Baruch College, a public school in New York City with 15,000 undergrads where 45% of students receive Pell Grants and grads earn an average of $103,000 mid-career (see bar graph below). Despite the fact that women’s earnings still lag behind men’s, six women’s schools make the list. Wellesley is No. 36, Barnard is No. 67, Smith is No. 165, Scripps is No. 171, Mount Holyoke is No. 268 and Bryn Mawr is No. 279.
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Two more state research universities, U.C. Irvine and University of Washington, Seattle, are No. 4 and 5 on the list, followed by two Ivy League schools and one Ivy-equivalent. Harvard is No. 6, Stanford is No. 7, and Princeton, No. 8. These schools’ measures are strong across the board, with Harvard grads making an average of $140,700 in mid-career, Stanford grads $140,400 and Princeton alums $147,800. But Princeton doesn’t score quite as well on net cost ($17,700) and has fewer Pell Grant recipients (14%) than Stanford though more than Harvard. Another U.C. school, San Diego, is No. 9 and a high-prestige small liberal arts college with 1,795 undergrads, Amherst, is No. 10. Amherst alums earn $122,800 in mid-career.
Public research universities take up the majority of the rest of the list (166 total). But it’s no surprise that private schools with elite reputations, including small liberal arts colleges, make a strong showing. Yale is No. 14, Williams is No. 15, Pomona is No. 16 and MIT is No. 17. Duke, Dartmouth and Swarthmore are also in the top 25. A standout among that group: CUNY, Baruch College, a public school in New York City with 15,000 undergrads where 45% of students receive Pell Grants and grads earn an average of $103,000 mid-career (see bar graph below). Despite the fact that women’s earnings still lag behind men’s, six women’s schools make the list. Wellesley is No. 36, Barnard is No. 67, Smith is No. 165, Scripps is No. 171, Mount Holyoke is No. 268 and Bryn Mawr is No. 279.
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