Highest graduate earnings — baccalaureate colleges

These 50 baccalaureate colleges rank highest by median earnings 10 years after entry, drawn from 512 institutions with reported data in the most recent U.S. Department of Education release (2024-25). Harvey Mudd College (Claremont, CA) leads at $138,687.

#	Institution	Median earnings (10 yr)
1	Harvey Mudd CollegeCA · Private	$138,687
2	Claremont McKenna CollegeCA · Private	$104,736
3	Washington and Lee UniversityVA · Private	$94,810
4	California State University Maritime AcademyCA · Public	$94,784
5	Bucknell UniversityPA · Private	$93,807
6	Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaNY · Private	$92,751
7	Lafayette CollegePA · Private	$91,410
8	Trinity CollegeCT · Private	$90,779
9	United States Merchant Marine AcademyNY · Public	$90,610
10	College of the Holy CrossMA · Private	$90,543
11	Maine Maritime AcademyME · Public	$89,964
12	Williams CollegeMA · Private	$88,665
13	Union CollegeNY · Private	$88,604
14	Colgate UniversityNY · Private	$85,139
15	Wellesley CollegeMA · Private	$84,803
16	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottAZ · Private	$84,131
17	The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNY · Private	$83,847
18	Bowdoin CollegeME · Private	$82,735
19	Yeshivas Be'er YitzchokNJ · Private	$82,560
20	Davidson CollegeNC · Private	$81,400
21	Ohio Northern UniversityOH · Private	$80,928
22	Barnard CollegeNY · Private	$80,516
23	Colby CollegeME · Private	$80,490
24	Swarthmore CollegePA · Private	$80,257
25	Haverford CollegePA · Private	$79,966
26	DigiPen Institute of TechnologyWA · Private for-profit	$79,878
27	Linfield UniversityOR · Private	$78,638
28	Hamilton CollegeNY · Private	$78,411
29	Pomona CollegeCA · Private	$77,779
30	Stonehill CollegeMA · Private	$77,745
31	Amherst CollegeMA · Private	$77,644
32	Scripps CollegeCA · Private	$77,539
33	Virginia Military InstituteVA · Public	$77,369
34	Saint Johns UniversityMN · Private	$76,786
35	Middlebury CollegeVT · Private	$76,310
36	University of RichmondVA · Private	$76,178
37	Franklin and Marshall CollegePA · Private	$76,124
38	Occidental CollegeCA · Private	$75,951
39	Carleton CollegeMN · Private	$75,525
40	Bryn Mawr CollegePA · Private	$75,217
41	Connecticut CollegeCT · Private	$75,001
42	Wesleyan UniversityCT · Private	$73,897
43	Ursinus CollegePA · Private	$73,721
44	Saint Anselm CollegeNH · Private	$73,371
45	Oregon Institute of TechnologyOR · Public	$72,273
46	Kenyon CollegeOH · Private	$71,830
47	Trinity UniversityTX · Private	$71,668
48	University of Florida-OnlineFL · Public	$71,588
49	Gettysburg CollegePA · Private	$71,517
50	Vassar CollegeNY · Private	$71,366

A data ranking — not an Ibex endorsement or quality rating. Ranked solely on the metric named above using the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release, which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Institutions that do not report this metric are excluded. Figures and peer context appear on each institution’s profile.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25), with Census ACS, BLS Employment Projections, WICHE & the FSA Direct Loan Dashboard. Compiled by Ibex Insights. For informational benchmarking only — not financial, investment, or accreditation advice. See the methodology.