Ranking Fields
As measured by comparing 1-year earnings vs. debt for Bachelor's Degrees
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College Name
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Institution name
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Field
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The specific field of study / program
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Admissions Rate
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Percentage of applicants who are admitted
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Avg SAT
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Average SAT score of admitted students (combined reading + math)
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Tuition
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Published in-state tuition and fees per year
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Debt
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Debt for this major. Uses major-specific debt when available, otherwise falls back to the college-wide median debt.
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1-Year Earnings
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The earnings metric for this ranking view — may be 1-year or 2-year earnings depending on the ranking selected
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Difference
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Earnings minus debt — a simple ROI measure. Higher is better. Green means graduates earn more than they borrowed.
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| Carnegie Mellon University | Computer Science | 11.4% | 1545 | $63,829 | $20,250 college | $161,723 | $141,473 |
| Harvard University | Computer Science | 3.45% | 1553 | $59,076 | $12,500 college | $140,072 | $127,572 |
| Stanford University | Computer Science | 3.91% | 1553 | $62,484 | $9,851 college | $136,126 | $126,275 |
| University of Washington-Bothell Cam... | Computer Engineering | 91.77% | 1376 | $12,559 | $12,375 college | $137,584 | $125,209 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Cam... | Computer Engineering | 42.53% | No data | $12,643 | $12,375 college | $137,584 | $125,209 |
| Yale University | Computer and Information Sciences, G... | 4.5% | 1534 | $64,700 | $11,648 college | $133,998 | $122,350 |
| Brown University | Computer Science | 5.23% | 1546 | $68,230 | $10,000 college | $130,101 | $120,101 |
| California Institute of Technology | Computer Science | 3.14% | No data | $63,255 | $12,000 college | $129,693 | $117,693 |
| Cornell University | Computer Science | 8.16% | 1520 | $66,014 | $13,000 college | $127,764 | $114,764 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Computer Science | 5.87% | 1545 | $66,104 | $14,000 college | $127,623 | $113,623 |
| Rice University | Computer and Information Sciences, G... | 7.88% | 1553 | $58,128 | $9,716 college | $122,770 | $113,054 |
| CUNY City College | Allied Health Diagnostic, Interventi... | 58.07% | 1340 | $7,340 | $9,775 college | $122,779 | $113,004 |
| Princeton University | Computer Engineering | 4.5% | 1535 | $59,710 | $10,000 college | $122,809 | $112,809 |
| CUNY York College | Allied Health Diagnostic, Interventi... | 59.42% | 1100 | $7,358 | $7,500 college | $116,641 | $109,141 |
| Medical University of South Carolina | Allied Health Diagnostic, Interventi... | No data | No data | No data | $13,021 college | $121,846 | $108,825 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Cam... | Allied Health Diagnostic, Interventi... | 42.53% | No data | $12,643 | $12,375 college | $121,083 | $108,708 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technolog... | Computer Science | 4.74% | 1553 | $60,156 | $12,462 college | $118,191 | $105,729 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Finance and Financial Management Ser... | 5.87% | 1545 | $66,104 | $14,000 college | $118,578 | $104,578 |
| University of California-Los Angeles | Computer and Information Sciences, G... | 8.73% | No data | $13,747 | $12,983 college | $117,100 | $104,117 |
| Harvey Mudd College | Computer Science | 13.06% | 1537 | $66,255 | $19,500 college | $123,339 | $103,839 |
| Duke University | Computer Science | 6.78% | 1539 | $65,805 | $12,000 college | $115,135 | $103,135 |
| Wellesley College | Computer and Information Sciences, G... | 13.91% | 1513 | $64,320 | $8,700 college | $110,380 | $101,680 |
| Pomona College | Computer Science | 6.76% | 1520 | $62,326 | $10,000 college | $110,738 | $100,738 |
| Harvey Mudd College | Mathematics and Computer Science | 13.06% | 1537 | $66,255 | $19,500 college | $118,973 | $99,473 |
| California State University-Monterey... | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | 94.83% | No data | $7,437 | $11,000 college | $109,260 | $98,260 |
| Williams College | Computer Science | 9.99% | 1527 | $64,860 | $11,667 college | $109,470 | $97,803 |
| University of California-Los Angeles | Computer Engineering | 8.73% | No data | $13,747 | $12,983 college | $110,139 | $97,156 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technolog... | Mathematics and Computer Science | 4.74% | 1553 | $60,156 | $12,462 college | $109,338 | $96,876 |
| Duke University | Computer Engineering | 6.78% | 1539 | $65,805 | $12,000 college | $108,817 | $96,817 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Electrical, Electronics and Communic... | 11.4% | 1545 | $63,829 | $20,250 college | $116,935 | $96,685 |
| Dartmouth College | Computer Science | 6.23% | 1533 | $65,739 | $15,157 college | $111,259 | $96,102 |
| Brown University | Applied Mathematics | 5.23% | 1546 | $68,230 | $10,000 college | $105,532 | $95,532 |
| Pacific College | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | 50.0% | No data | No data | $20,869 college | $114,248 | $93,379 |
| Barry University | Allied Health Diagnostic, Interventi... | 59.07% | No data | $33,450 | $15,750 college | $108,847 | $93,097 |
| Sonoma State University | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | 94.73% | No data | $8,190 | $17,812 major | $110,859 | $93,047 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Law | 29.12% | 1380 | $11,678 | $18,909 college | $111,928 | $93,019 |
| California State University-Sacramen... | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | 93.62% | No data | $7,602 | $14,700 major | $105,852 | $91,152 |
| University of Southern California | Computer Engineering | 10.02% | 1501 | $68,237 | $16,112 college | $106,621 | $90,509 |
| Neumann University | Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, ... | 76.4% | No data | $37,300 | $19,630 college | $110,084 | $90,454 |
| Harvard University | Applied Mathematics | 3.45% | 1553 | $59,076 | $12,500 college | $102,707 | $90,207 |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho | Industrial Production Technologies/T... | 96.95% | 1123 | $4,656 | $8,750 college | $98,723 | $89,973 |
| University of Arkansas Grantham | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | No data | No data | $8,280 | $8,491 college | $97,404 | $88,913 |
| Helene Fuld College of Nursing | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | 23.81% | No data | $24,648 | $14,292 college | $102,810 | $88,518 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Computer and Information Sciences, G... | 5.87% | 1545 | $66,104 | $14,000 college | $102,195 | $88,195 |
| Bismarck State College | Business Administration, Management ... | No data | No data | $5,195 | $6,750 college | $94,930 | $88,180 |
| CUNY Medgar Evers College | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | 83.39% | 980 | $7,352 | $7,400 college | $94,129 | $86,729 |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbond... | Fire Protection | 90.44% | 1060 | $13,244 | $17,750 college | $103,432 | $85,682 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, a... | 29.12% | 1380 | $11,678 | $18,909 college | $104,263 | $85,354 |
| Swarthmore College | Computer and Information Sciences, G... | 6.94% | 1527 | $62,412 | $13,000 college | $97,897 | $84,897 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champa... | Computer Science | 43.69% | 1418 | $16,004 | $16,500 college | $101,262 | $84,762 |
| Montana Technological University | Petroleum Engineering | 89.9% | 1126 | $8,050 | $9,847 college | $94,544 | $84,697 |
| Amherst College | Computer Science | 9.82% | 1494 | $67,280 | $12,000 college | $96,310 | $84,310 |
| California State University-Domingue... | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | 91.32% | No data | $7,064 | $18,277 major | $102,298 | $84,021 |
| Claremont McKenna College | Economics | 11.12% | 1514 | $64,150 | $11,948 college | $95,566 | $83,618 |
| CUNY Graduate School and University ... | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | 38.61% | No data | $7,410 | $11,645 major | $94,707 | $83,062 |
| Loma Linda University | Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/... | No data | No data | No data | $17,014 college | $99,977 | $82,963 |
| Duke University | Economics | 6.78% | 1539 | $65,805 | $12,000 college | $94,699 | $82,699 |
| CUNY York College | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | 59.42% | 1100 | $7,358 | $7,500 college | $90,102 | $82,602 |
| CUNY New York City College of Techno... | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | 80.74% | 1040 | $7,332 | $7,000 college | $89,546 | $82,546 |
| CUNY Lehman College | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | 55.43% | 1010 | $7,410 | $7,588 major | $89,786 | $82,198 |
| Tufts University | Computer Science | 10.13% | 1513 | $67,844 | $15,043 college | $96,349 | $81,306 |
| St. John's University-New York | Allied Health Diagnostic, Interventi... | 79.67% | 1215 | $50,110 | $19,500 college | $100,655 | $81,155 |
| Aspen University | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | No data | No data | $6,264 | $5,372 major | $86,104 | $80,732 |
| University of Chicago | Computer Science | 4.79% | 1554 | $66,939 | $13,368 college | $93,918 | $80,550 |
| Northwestern University | Information Science/Studies | 7.15% | 1526 | $65,997 | $14,000 college | $94,536 | $80,536 |
| Touro University | Health Services/Allied Health/Health... | 63.01% | 1365 | $21,810 | $39,413 major | $119,817 | $80,404 |
| Colgate University | Computer Science | 11.95% | 1480 | $67,024 | $13,000 college | $93,318 | $80,318 |
| Georgetown University | Computer Science | 13.08% | 1494 | $65,081 | $13,500 college | $93,493 | $79,993 |
| University of California-Berkeley | Electrical, Electronics and Communic... | 11.66% | No data | $14,850 | $47,567 major | $126,367 | $78,800 |
| Bay Path University | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | 73.5% | No data | $37,227 | $19,100 college | $97,800 | $78,700 |
| Farmingdale State College | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | 69.12% | 1104 | $8,576 | $15,352 major | $93,684 | $78,332 |
| Rice University | Economics | 7.88% | 1553 | $58,128 | $9,716 college | $87,989 | $78,273 |
| Bushnell University | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | 66.36% | 1120 | $34,740 | $15,633 college | $93,757 | $78,124 |
| Mercy University | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | 85.47% | No data | $22,106 | $37,172 major | $115,215 | $78,043 |
| University of Providence | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | 64.2% | 985 | $29,018 | $21,215 major | $99,225 | $78,010 |
| Cornell University | Computer and Information Sciences, G... | 8.16% | 1520 | $66,014 | $13,000 college | $90,735 | $77,735 |
| San Jose State University | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | 80.23% | No data | $7,992 | $12,000 college | $89,196 | $77,196 |
| Simpson University | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | 99.03% | No data | $38,522 | $13,000 college | $90,112 | $77,112 |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineeri... | Engineering, General | 21.66% | 1540 | $64,458 | $14,287 college | $91,352 | $77,065 |
| Harvard University | Economics | 3.45% | 1553 | $59,076 | $12,500 college | $89,515 | $77,015 |
| Vanguard University of Southern Cali... | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | 64.7% | No data | $39,950 | $15,000 college | $91,857 | $76,857 |
| College of Staten Island CUNY | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | No data | No data | $7,490 | $21,258 major | $97,852 | $76,594 |
| The University of Texas Permian Basi... | Petroleum Engineering | 84.46% | 1031 | $10,904 | $12,285 college | $88,833 | $76,548 |
| California Polytechnic State Univers... | Computer Engineering | 29.75% | No data | $11,075 | $15,396 college | $91,493 | $76,097 |
| California Polytechnic State Univers... | Computer Science | 29.75% | No data | $11,075 | $15,396 college | $91,351 | $75,955 |
| Saint Elizabeth University | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | 77.21% | No data | $35,942 | $13,000 college | $88,798 | $75,798 |
| National University | Allied Health Diagnostic, Interventi... | No data | No data | $13,320 | $18,750 college | $94,452 | $75,702 |
| Yale University | Economics | 4.5% | 1534 | $64,700 | $11,648 college | $87,166 | $75,518 |
| California State University-East Bay | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | 96.81% | No data | $7,055 | $23,961 major | $99,479 | $75,518 |
| Cornell University | Electrical, Electronics and Communic... | 8.16% | 1520 | $66,014 | $13,000 college | $88,459 | $75,459 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Mathematics and Statistics, Other | 11.4% | 1545 | $63,829 | $20,250 college | $95,621 | $75,371 |
| University of California-Los Angeles | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administ... | 8.73% | No data | $13,747 | $12,983 college | $88,168 | $75,185 |
| Washington University in St Louis | Computer Science | 11.96% | 1530 | $62,982 | $15,000 college | $89,930 | $74,930 |
| University of California-Santa Barba... | Computer Science | 27.78% | No data | $14,965 | $11,875 college | $86,276 | $74,401 |
| Brigham Young University | Computer Science | 69.19% | 1376 | $6,496 | $8,310 college | $82,667 | $74,357 |
| Texas Tech University | Petroleum Engineering | 70.89% | 1182 | $11,852 | $15,250 college | $89,229 | $73,979 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champa... | Mathematics and Computer Science | 43.69% | 1418 | $16,004 | $16,500 college | $90,339 | $73,839 |
| Washington University in St Louis | Business/Managerial Economics | 11.96% | 1530 | $62,982 | $15,000 college | $88,712 | $73,712 |
| Western Governors University | General Sales, Merchandising and Rel... | No data | No data | $8,300 | $8,318 college | $81,520 | $73,202 |
| Georgetown University | International Business | 13.08% | 1494 | $65,081 | $13,500 college | $86,661 | $73,161 |