College Index · Class of 2026
Top Earners
Highest median salaries 10 years after enrollment
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · Private Nonprofit
Index
100.0
10-yr Earnings
$143,372
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · Private Nonprofit
Index
79.5
10-yr Earnings
$124,080
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA · Private Nonprofit
Index
76.7
10-yr Earnings
$114,862
How this ranking is calculated
Ranks schools by the median earnings of their graduates measured approximately 10 years after first enrolling, giving a long-term view of financial outcomes.
What drives the score
- Median graduate earnings 10 years after enrollment
- Earnings relative to the national median for all college graduates
Data sources
- Federal government earnings outcome data linked to student financial aid records
Earnings reflect graduates who received federal financial aid and may not represent all students. Schools with very small graduating classes may have less reliable estimates.
Sorted by College Index's composite salaries score, normalized 0–100 across all ranked schools.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Babson College
Wellesley, MA
Bentley University
Waltham, MA
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, MA
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ
West Coast University-Texas
Richardson, TX
West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County
Anaheim, CA
West Coast University-Ontario
Ontario, CA
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, IN
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
Duke University
Durham, NC
Yale University
New Haven, CT
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck, NY
Chamberlain University-Illinois
Addison, IL
Chamberlain University-Texas
Houston, TX
Chamberlain University-Georgia
Sandy Springs, GA
Chamberlain University-New Jersey
North Brunswick, NJ
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX
Kettering University
Flint, MI
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
Brown University
Providence, RI
Lafayette College
Easton, PA
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Northeastern University Professional Programs
Boston, MA
Rice University
Houston, TX
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Florida Polytechnic University
Lakeland, FL
Washington University in St Louis
St. Louis, MO
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, WI
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay, MA
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT
George Washington University
Washington, DC
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA
Williams College
Williamstown, MA
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
University of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA
Trinity College
Hartford, CT
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Molloy University
Rockville Centre, NY
Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CA
Bryant University
Smithfield, RI
Providence College
Providence, RI
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, MA
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL
Fordham University
Bronx, NY
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO
Tufts University
Medford, MA
Union College
Schenectady, NY
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
University of Portland
Portland, OR
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA
Manhattan University
Riverdale, NY
Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
Linfield University
McMinnville, OR
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
Prescott, AZ
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
Daytona Beach, FL
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA
Boston University
Boston, MA
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD
New York University
New York, NY
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Scripps College
Claremont, CA