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Colleges ranked: Best earnings premium per dollar
Graduate earnings above a typical high-school graduate, divided by net price. Higher is more earning power per dollar spent. This is our own calculation on top of official Scorecard figures — see exactly how it works.
1CUNY Bernard M Baruch College · NY15.16×2Princeton University · NJ13.07×3CUNY Brooklyn College · NY9.91×4United States Merchant Marine Academy · NY9.82×5CUNY City College · NY9.54×6CUNY Lehman College · NY8.9×7University of Florida-Online · FL8.64×8CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice · NY8.18×9CUNY Queens College · NY7.81×10California State University-Los Angeles · CA7.36×11Stanford University · CA6.81×12California State University-San Bernardino · CA6.57×13University of Florida · FL6.36×14West Valley College · CA6.34×15California Institute of Technology · CA6.13×16Yeshiva Toras Chaim · NJ6.07×17CUNY York College · NY6.05×18Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus · GA6.01×19New Mexico Military Institute · NM6×20Ohio University-Eastern Campus · OH5.75×21Massachusetts Institute of Technology · MA5.64×22United Technical Center · WV5.53×23California State University-Stanislaus · CA5.47×24San Diego Miramar College · CA5.46×25College of the Canyons · CA5.14×26California State University-Bakersfield · CA5.13×27Texas A & M International University · TX5.06×28California State University-Fullerton · CA5.03×29Saddleback College · CA5.03×30Indiana University-Kokomo · IN5.02×31University of Washington-Tacoma Campus · WA4.77×32New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology · NM4.71×33HCA Florida Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing · FL4.64×34University of California-Berkeley · CA4.63×35Rice University · TX4.47×36California State University-Fresno · CA4.46×37California State University-East Bay · CA4.44×38University of California-San Diego · CA4.41×39Mount Carmel College of Nursing · OH4.33×40Santa Ana College · CA4.33×
Built from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities. Cost of living, personal aid packages and life outside pay all differ — a ranking is a starting point, not a verdict. Colleges with missing net price or earnings, or with a net price under $3,000, are excluded from payback figures.