Highest-Earning Graduates (2026)

Colleges ranked by median earnings of graduates 10 years after enrollment. Data from the U.S. Department of Education — these are real outcomes, not projections.

Showing top 50 of 719 qualifying colleges

719

Qualifying Colleges

$28,152

Avg Net Price

27%

Avg Acceptance Rate

$96,409

Avg Graduate Earnings

Top 6 — Highest-Earning Graduates (2026)

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

Private

Enrollment

N/A

Campus Size

N/A

Out-of-State Tuition

N/A

Net Price

N/A

Graduation Rate

N/A

Median Earnings

$138,767

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

7,841 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

4.9

Privatemedium

4% Acceptance

Highly Selective

Enrollment

7,841

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$62,484

Net Price

$12,136

Graduation Rate

94%

Median Earnings

$124,080

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Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

7,187 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

4.7

Privatemedium

11%

11% Acceptance

Highly Selective

Enrollment

7,187

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$63,829

Net Price

$31,671

Graduation Rate

92%

Median Earnings

$114,862

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

10,768 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

4.8

Privatemedium

6% Acceptance

Highly Selective

Enrollment

10,768

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$66,104

Net Price

$31,229

Graduation Rate

96%

Median Earnings

$111,371

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Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

5,579 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

4.8

Privatemedium

5% Acceptance

Highly Selective

Enrollment

5,579

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$59,710

Net Price

$10,555

Graduation Rate

97%

Median Earnings

$110,066

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Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University

Berkeley, CA

Private

Enrollment

N/A

Campus Size

N/A

Out-of-State Tuition

N/A

Net Price

N/A

Graduation Rate

N/A

Median Earnings

$109,183

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Full Rankings — Top 50

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia, PA · Private

$138,767

Median Earnings (10yr)

Stanford University

Stanford, CA · Private

$124,080

Median Earnings (10yr)

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA · Private

$114,862

Median Earnings (10yr)

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA · Private

$111,371

Median Earnings (10yr)

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ · Private

$110,066

Median Earnings (10yr)

Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University

Berkeley, CA · Private

$109,183

Median Earnings (10yr)

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA · Private

$109,183

Median Earnings (10yr)

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA · Private

$105,584

Median Earnings (10yr)

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

New York, NY · Private

$104,043

Median Earnings (10yr)

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY · Private

$104,043

Median Earnings (10yr)

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA · Private

$103,937

Median Earnings (10yr)

Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Private

$103,494

Median Earnings (10yr)

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA · Public

$102,772

Median Earnings (10yr)

West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies

Los Angeles, CA

$102,672

Median Earnings (10yr)

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY · Private

$102,491

Median Earnings (10yr)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY · Private

$102,051

Median Earnings (10yr)

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA · Private

$101,817

Median Earnings (10yr)

Yale University

New Haven, CT · Private

$100,533

Median Earnings (10yr)

Villanova University

Villanova, PA · Private

$100,423

Median Earnings (10yr)

University of Notre Dame -

Chicago, IL · Private

$99,980

Median Earnings (10yr)

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN · Private

$99,980

Median Earnings (10yr)

Duke University

Durham, NC · Private

$97,800

Median Earnings (10yr)

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO · Public

$97,335

Median Earnings (10yr)

Brown University

Providence, RI · Private

$93,487

Median Earnings (10yr)

Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Private

$92,538

Median Earnings (10yr)

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Private

$92,498

Median Earnings (10yr)

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA · Public

$92,446

Median Earnings (10yr)

Chamberlain University-Illinois

Addison, IL

$92,405

Median Earnings (10yr)

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private

$91,885

Median Earnings (10yr)

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN · Private

$91,565

Median Earnings (10yr)

George Washington University

Washington, DC · Private

$90,873

Median Earnings (10yr)

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA · Public

$90,768

Median Earnings (10yr)

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA · Private

$89,812

Median Earnings (10yr)

Clarkson University Capital Region Campus

Schenectady, NY · Private

$89,696

Median Earnings (10yr)

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL · Private

$89,363

Median Earnings (10yr)

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH · Private

$87,989

Median Earnings (10yr)

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD · Private

$87,555

Median Earnings (10yr)

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA · Public

$86,863

Median Earnings (10yr)

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA · Private

$86,522

Median Earnings (10yr)

Washington University in St Louis

St. Louis, MO · Private

$86,182

Median Earnings (10yr)

Fordham University

Bronx, NY · Private

$85,569

Median Earnings (10yr)

University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA · Public

$84,943

Median Earnings (10yr)

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA · Private

$84,648

Median Earnings (10yr)

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, NJ · Public

$84,276

Median Earnings (10yr)

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide

Daytona Beach, FL · Private

$84,131

Median Earnings (10yr)

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach, FL · Private

$84,131

Median Earnings (10yr)

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT · Private

$83,759

Median Earnings (10yr)

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI · Public

$83,648

Median Earnings (10yr)

Boston University

Boston, MA · Private

$83,238

Median Earnings (10yr)

Tufts University

Medford, MA · Private

$83,214

Median Earnings (10yr)

Rankings are based on data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Rankings do not reflect editorial opinion and are generated algorithmically based on publicly available outcomes data.

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