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Highest-earning graduates: $80,000 or more

Core colleges where the median graduate earned at least $80,000 ten years after entering, highest first.

Source: College Scorecard median earnings of working students 10 years after entry (IRS tax records)

105 colleges · each name links to its page, with sources · data snapshot October 2, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026

105 colleges

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CollegeStateMedian earnings, 10 years after entryDistance
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$143,372
Harvey Mudd CollegeCA$138,687
Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringMA$129,455
California Institute of TechnologyCA$128,566
Stanford UniversityCA$124,080
Bentley UniversityMA$120,959
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA$114,862
University of PennsylvaniaPA$111,371
Princeton UniversityNJ$110,066
Santa Clara UniversityCA$109,183
Stevens Institute of TechnologyNJ$108,772
Lehigh UniversityPA$105,584
Claremont McKenna CollegeCA$104,736
Cornell UniversityNY$104,043
Boston CollegeMA$103,937
Georgetown UniversityDC$103,494
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMA$103,470
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusGA$102,772
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY$102,491
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteNY$102,051
Harvard UniversityMA$101,817
Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyIN$101,253
Yale UniversityCT$100,533
Villanova UniversityPA$100,423
University of Notre DameIN$99,980
Duke UniversityNC$97,800
Dartmouth CollegeNH$97,434
Colorado School of MinesCO$97,335
SUNY Maritime CollegeNY$95,951
Kettering UniversityMI$94,823
Washington and Lee UniversityVA$94,810
California State University Maritime AcademyCA$94,784
Bucknell UniversityPA$93,807
Brown UniversityRI$93,487
Northeastern UniversityMA$92,538
Northeastern University OaklandCA$92,538
Northeastern University Professional ProgramsMA$92,538
University of Southern CaliforniaCA$92,498
University of California-BerkeleyCA$92,446
University of ChicagoIL$91,885
Vanderbilt UniversityTN$91,565
Lafayette CollegePA$91,410
George Washington UniversityDC$90,873
Trinity CollegeCT$90,779
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoCA$90,768
United States Merchant Marine AcademyNY$90,610
College of the Holy CrossMA$90,543
Bryant UniversityRI$90,008
Maine Maritime AcademyME$89,964
Loma Linda UniversityCA$89,816
University of San FranciscoCA$89,812
Rice UniversityTX$89,718
Clarkson UniversityNY$89,696
Northwestern UniversityIL$89,363
Milwaukee School of EngineeringWI$89,070
Fairfield UniversityCT$88,794
Williams CollegeMA$88,665
Union CollegeNY$88,604
Case Western Reserve UniversityOH$87,989
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$87,555
Golden Gate UniversityCA$87,434
Providence CollegeRI$87,054
Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPA$86,881
University of Virginia-Main CampusVA$86,863
University of San DiegoCA$86,522
Manhattan UniversityNY$86,316
Washington University in St LouisMO$86,182
Fordham UniversityNY$85,569
Colgate UniversityNY$85,139
Capitol Technology UniversityMD$85,035
University of California-San DiegoCA$84,943
Wellesley CollegeMA$84,803
Dominican University of CaliforniaCA$84,713
Drexel UniversityPA$84,648
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNJ$84,276
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachFL$84,131
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottAZ$84,131
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideFL$84,131
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNY$83,847
Quinnipiac UniversityCT$83,759
University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$83,648
Boston UniversityMA$83,238
Tufts UniversityMA$83,214
Missouri University of Science and TechnologyMO$82,957
Pepperdine UniversityCA$82,939
University of Maryland-College ParkMD$82,860
University of PortlandOR$82,804
Bowdoin CollegeME$82,735
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyMA$82,721
Loyola University MarylandMD$82,652
Illinois Institute of TechnologyIL$82,592
University of California-Los AngelesCA$82,511
New York UniversityNY$82,509
Massachusetts Maritime AcademyMA$82,392
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVA$81,698
Davidson CollegeNC$81,400
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$81,054
Ohio Northern UniversityOH$80,928
University of California-DavisCA$80,838
University of California-IrvineCA$80,735
Binghamton UniversityNY$80,596
Barnard CollegeNY$80,516
Colby CollegeME$80,490
Swarthmore CollegePA$80,257
Emory UniversityGA$80,137

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