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COLLEGE RANKINGS
STEM-Heavy US Colleges with the Highest Graduate Salaries
Filter for schools where STEM is at least 40% of all degrees — the campuses built around the majors that earn 3-year OPT — then rank by what graduates actually make. This is the international student's outcome-first shortlist.
Methodology: STEM degree share above 40%, at least 1,500 undergraduates. Sorted by median 10-year earnings. Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard. Always verify current figures on each school's official site.
| # | College | Location | Median earnings (10 yr) | Acceptance | Tuition (out-of-state) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, Massachusetts | $143,372 | 4.5% | $62,396 |
| 2 | Stanford University | Stanford, California | $124,080 | 3.6% | $65,910 |
| 3 | Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $114,862 | 11.7% | $66,246 |
| 4 | Princeton University | Princeton, New Jersey | $110,066 | 4.6% | $62,688 |
| 5 | Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, New Jersey | $108,772 | 47.6% | $63,462 |
| 6 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | $105,584 | 25.9% | $64,980 |
| 7 | Cornell University | Ithaca, New York | $104,043 | 8.8% | $69,314 |
| 8 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, Massachusetts | $103,470 | 60.2% | $60,965 |
| 9 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Atlanta, Georgia | $102,772 | 14.1% | $34,484 |
| 10 | Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, New York | $102,491 | 4.0% | $71,845 |
| 11 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, New York | $102,051 | 63.5% | $64,081 |
| 12 | Harvard University | Cambridge, Massachusetts | $101,817 | 3.6% | $61,676 |
| 13 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Terre Haute, Indiana | $101,253 | 76.9% | $58,649 |
| 14 | Duke University | Durham, North Carolina | $97,800 | 5.7% | $68,758 |
| 15 | Dartmouth College | Hanover, New Hampshire | $97,434 | 5.4% | $68,268 |
| 16 | Colorado School of Mines | Golden, Colorado | $97,335 | 60.7% | $45,824 |
| 17 | Brown University | Providence, Rhode Island | $93,487 | 5.4% | $71,412 |
| 18 | Northeastern University | Boston, Massachusetts | $92,538 | 5.2% | $66,162 |
| 19 | University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley, California | $92,446 | 11.0% | $50,547 |
| 20 | Lafayette College | Easton, Pennsylvania | $91,410 | 31.4% | $65,398 |
| 21 | Rice University | Houston, Texas | $89,718 | 8.0% | $64,144 |
| 22 | Clarkson University | Potsdam, New York | $89,696 | 77.4% | $59,398 |
| 23 | Milwaukee School of Engineering | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | $89,070 | 58.9% | $50,480 |
| 24 | Union College | Schenectady, New York | $88,604 | 43.9% | $69,039 |
| 25 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, Ohio | $87,989 | 36.5% | $66,608 |
| 26 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, Maryland | $87,555 | 6.4% | $65,230 |
| 27 | Washington University in St Louis | St. Louis, Missouri | $86,182 | 12.1% | $65,790 |
| 28 | University of California-San Diego | La Jolla, California | $84,943 | 26.7% | $50,958 |
| 29 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, New Jersey | $84,276 | 65.1% | $37,664 |
| 30 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach, Florida | $84,131 | 64.8% | $44,249 |
| 31 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | Prescott, Arizona | $84,131 | 76.6% | $44,149 |
| 32 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, Michigan | $83,648 | 15.6% | $60,946 |
| 33 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Rolla, Missouri | $82,957 | 72.5% | $33,248 |
| 34 | University of Maryland-College Park | College Park, Maryland | $82,860 | 44.8% | $41,186 |
| 35 | Bowdoin College | Brunswick, Maine | $82,735 | 7.1% | $67,832 |
| 36 | Wentworth Institute of Technology | Boston, Massachusetts | $82,721 | 91.2% | $42,884 |
| 37 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago, Illinois | $82,592 | 54.9% | $52,386 |
| 38 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, Illinois | $81,054 | 42.4% | $35,124 |
| 39 | Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, Pennsylvania | $80,257 | 7.5% | $65,494 |
| 40 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Seattle, Washington | $78,466 | 39.1% | $43,209 |
| 41 | University of the Pacific | Stockton, California | $78,445 | 71.3% | $57,080 |
| 42 | Michigan Technological University | Houghton, Michigan | $78,198 | 92.4% | $42,988 |
| 43 | Pomona College | Claremont, California | $77,779 | 7.1% | $65,420 |
| 44 | Virginia Military Institute | Lexington, Virginia | $77,369 | 71.3% | $52,638 |
| 45 | Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, New York | $76,571 | 66.9% | $59,274 |
| 46 | Carleton College | Northfield, Minnesota | $75,525 | 20.4% | $68,892 |
| 47 | Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, New York | $74,502 | 49.0% | $32,741 |
| 48 | Purdue University-Main Campus | West Lafayette, Indiana | $72,424 | 49.9% | $28,794 |
| 49 | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | Rapid City, South Dakota | $72,257 | 79.9% | $14,900 |
| 50 | University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit, Michigan | $71,030 | 75.4% | $32,946 |
| 51 | New York Institute of Technology | Old Westbury, New York | $70,080 | 81.0% | $46,560 |
| 52 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | Baltimore, Maryland | $69,960 | 72.4% | $31,275 |
| 53 | Lawrence Technological University | Southfield, Michigan | $69,151 | 55.9% | $44,760 |
| 54 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Raleigh, North Carolina | $68,758 | 41.7% | $32,847 |
| 55 | University of California-Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, California | $68,396 | 65.8% | $50,205 |
| 56 | The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, Texas | $68,227 | 65.1% | $40,144 |
| 57 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | Johnstown, Pennsylvania | $66,125 | 94.8% | $26,780 |
| 58 | University of California-Merced | Merced, California | $64,368 | 90.5% | $49,823 |
| 59 | SUNY Polytechnic Institute | Utica, New York | $64,355 | 81.3% | $21,215 |
| 60 | Oregon State University | Corvallis, Oregon | $64,010 | 77.3% | $38,190 |
| 61 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | Middletown, Pennsylvania | $63,435 | 97.6% | $26,958 |
| 62 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | Erie, Pennsylvania | $63,435 | 96.8% | $26,958 |
| 63 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks | Reading, Pennsylvania | $63,435 | 98.7% | $26,958 |
| 64 | Grinnell College | Grinnell, Iowa | $62,830 | 14.5% | $68,106 |
| 65 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | Huntsville, Alabama | $61,767 | 68.6% | $26,408 |
| 66 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | Platteville, Wisconsin | $61,760 | 89.4% | $17,603 |
| 67 | University of Tulsa | Tulsa, Oklahoma | $61,408 | 61.5% | $50,061 |
| 68 | University of Michigan-Dearborn | Dearborn, Michigan | $59,649 | 55.6% | $32,896 |
| 69 | Champlain College | Burlington, Vermont | $58,386 | 82.9% | $47,850 |
| 70 | Trine University | Angola, Indiana | $57,165 | 85.5% | $36,560 |
| 71 | SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | Syracuse, New York | $55,763 | 63.3% | $22,263 |
| 72 | Xavier University of Louisiana | New Orleans, Louisiana | $52,184 | 69.0% | $28,733 |
| 73 | Eckerd College | Saint Petersburg, Florida | $51,819 | 75.8% | $51,884 |
| 74 | Dakota State University | Madison, South Dakota | $50,970 | 88.0% | $12,756 |
| 75 | CUNY New York City College of Technology | Brooklyn, New York | $49,365 | 80.3% | $15,282 |
| 76 | University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | Mayaguez, Puerto Rico | $48,992 | 56.5% | $5,274 |
| 77 | Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico | Hato Rey, Puerto Rico | $47,540 | — | $9,870 |
| 78 | Florida Institute of Technology | Melbourne, Florida | $43,137 | 57.7% | $45,900 |
| 79 | University of Puerto Rico | Bayamon, Puerto Rico | $34,409 | 35.3% | $6,284 |
| 80 | Berklee College of Music | Boston, Massachusetts | $33,647 | 43.5% | $52,040 |
| 81 | University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | $27,997 | 81.4% | $5,954 |
| 82 | United States Naval Academy | Annapolis, Maryland | — | 9.3% | — |
| 83 | United States Military Academy | West Point, New York | — | 12.4% | — |
| 84 | United States Air Force Academy | USAF Academy, Colorado | — | 14.1% | — |
| 85 | Florida Polytechnic University | Lakeland, Florida | — | 57.5% | $21,005 |
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