Ranking

US Colleges with the Highest Graduate Earnings 2026

Ranked by median earnings ten years after enrolling — the schools where graduates make the most.

Schools ranked: 25
Cheapest net price: $6,128
Top earnings 10y: $143,372
Public / Private: 1 / 22

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A+

Cambridge, MA · Private Non-Profit

Earnings 10y: $143,372
Net price: $20,111
Earnings 10y: $143,372
Acceptance: 4.6%

Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA · Private Non-Profit

Earnings 10y: $138,687
Net price: $35,924
Earnings 10y: $138,687
Acceptance: 12.7%

University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis

Saint Louis, MO · Private Non-Profit

Earnings 10y: $137,047
Net price: $31,817
Earnings 10y: $137,047
Acceptance: 89.8%

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Albany, NY · Private Non-Profit

Earnings 10y: $131,426
Net price: $29,882
Earnings 10y: $131,426
Acceptance: 52.7%

Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham, MA · Private Non-Profit

Earnings 10y: $129,455
Net price: $25,171
Earnings 10y: $129,455
Acceptance: 25.2%

California Institute of Technology

A+

Pasadena, CA · Private Non-Profit

Earnings 10y: $128,566
Net price: $16,075
Earnings 10y: $128,566
Acceptance: 2.6%

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Boston, MA · Private Non-Profit

Earnings 10y: $125,557
Net price: $39,545
Earnings 10y: $125,557
Acceptance: 85.2%

Stanford University

A+

Stanford, CA · Private Non-Profit

Earnings 10y: $124,080
Net price: $13,807
Earnings 10y: $124,080
Acceptance: 3.6%

Babson College

Wellesley, MA · Private Non-Profit

Earnings 10y: $123,938
Net price: $40,514
Earnings 10y: $123,938
Acceptance: 17.1%

#10

Bentley University

Waltham, MA · Private Non-Profit

Earnings 10y: $120,959
Net price: $37,930
Earnings 10y: $120,959
Acceptance: 45.1%

#11

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA · Private Non-Profit

Earnings 10y: $114,862
Net price: $31,944
Earnings 10y: $114,862
Acceptance: 11.7%

#12

Gnomon

North Hollywood, CA · Private For-Profit

Earnings 10y: $114,785
Net price: $51,949
Earnings 10y: $114,785
Acceptance: 41.8%

#13

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA · Private Non-Profit

Earnings 10y: $111,371
Net price: $28,699
Earnings 10y: $111,371
Acceptance: 5.4%

#14

Helene Fuld College of Nursing

New York, NY · Private Non-Profit

Earnings 10y: $111,027
Net price: $47,181
Earnings 10y: $111,027
Acceptance: 17%

#15

Princeton University

A+

Princeton, NJ · Private Non-Profit

Earnings 10y: $110,066
Net price: $6,128
Earnings 10y: $110,066
Acceptance: 4.6%

#16

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA · Private Non-Profit

Earnings 10y: $109,183
Net price: $50,062
Earnings 10y: $109,183
Acceptance: 48%

#17

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ · Private Non-Profit

Earnings 10y: $108,772
Net price: $41,346
Earnings 10y: $108,772
Acceptance: 47.6%

#18

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA · Private Non-Profit

Earnings 10y: $105,584
Net price: $36,931
Earnings 10y: $105,584
Acceptance: 25.9%

#19

Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA · Private Non-Profit

Earnings 10y: $104,736
Net price: $28,849
Earnings 10y: $104,736
Acceptance: 9.6%

#20

St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens

Rego Park, NY · Private For-Profit

Earnings 10y: $104,403
Net price: $26,315
Earnings 10y: $104,403
Acceptance: Open / not reported

#21

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY · Private Non-Profit

Earnings 10y: $104,043
Net price: $28,690
Earnings 10y: $104,043
Acceptance: 8.8%

#22

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA · Private Non-Profit

Earnings 10y: $103,937
Net price: $41,704
Earnings 10y: $103,937
Acceptance: 16.4%

#23

Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Private Non-Profit

Earnings 10y: $103,494
Net price: $40,815
Earnings 10y: $103,494
Acceptance: 12.9%

#24

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA · Private Non-Profit

Earnings 10y: $103,470
Net price: $43,071
Earnings 10y: $103,470
Acceptance: 60.2%

#25

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

A+

Atlanta, GA · Public

Earnings 10y: $102,772
Net price: $12,116
Earnings 10y: $102,772
Acceptance: 14.1%

How we picked this list

This list starts with US colleges, removes schools without usable earnings data, then sorts by ten-year median earnings. The set's average EduGradify ROI score is 11.61 (1 public, 22 private).

Every figure comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. See our full methodology for the formulas.

FAQ

Who leads this ranking?

Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA tops this ranking. Median earnings ten years on are $143,372.

How does EduGradify pick this list?

We rank this set by earnings 10y using the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard — see our methodology for the full formula. No paid placements, no surveys.

What does net price mean here?

Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships — not the sticker price. It is reported by each college to the U.S. Department of Education.