Empirical College Rankings

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Best National Universities

Predominantly research universities, these rankings apply only to undergraduate programs.

Rank School Median Pay
1 California Institute of Technology $129,420
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology $112,623
3 Stanford University $88,873
4 Carnegie Mellon University $87,824
5 Princeton University $84,713

Our rankings are purely based on objective graduate earnings data. That way, our criteria is fully transparent.

Data comes from the US Dept. of Education and our independent surveys.


Best Liberal Arts &
Engineering Colleges

Predominantly smaller liberal arts and engineering colleges, these rankings apply only to undergraduate programs.

Rank School Median Pay
1 Harvey Mudd College $112,059
2 Claremont McKenna College $80,781
3 Bucknell University $70,178
4 Lafayette College $66,921
5 Washington & Lee University $66,267

Rankings By Major


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