Highest graduate earnings – baccalaureate colleges

These 50 baccalaureate colleges rank highest by median earnings 10 years after entry, drawn from 618 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	Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of RocklandNY · Private	$89,548
13	Williams CollegeMA · Private	$88,665
14	Union CollegeNY · Private	$88,604
15	Colgate UniversityNY · Private	$85,139
16	Wellesley CollegeMA · Private	$84,803
17	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottAZ · Private	$84,131
18	The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNY · Private	$83,847
19	Bowdoin CollegeME · Private	$82,735
20	Yeshivas Be'er YitzchokNJ · Private	$82,560
21	Davidson CollegeNC · Private	$81,400
22	Ohio Northern UniversityOH · Private	$80,928
23	Barnard CollegeNY · Private	$80,516
24	Colby CollegeME · Private	$80,490
25	Swarthmore CollegePA · Private	$80,257
26	Haverford CollegePA · Private	$79,966
27	DigiPen Institute of TechnologyWA · Private for-profit	$79,878
28	Linfield UniversityOR · Private	$78,638
29	Hamilton CollegeNY · Private	$78,411
30	Pomona CollegeCA · Private	$77,779
31	Stonehill CollegeMA · Private	$77,745
32	Amherst CollegeMA · Private	$77,644
33	Scripps CollegeCA · Private	$77,539
34	Virginia Military InstituteVA · Public	$77,369
35	Saint Johns UniversityMN · Private	$76,786
36	Middlebury CollegeVT · Private	$76,310
37	University of RichmondVA · Private	$76,178
38	Franklin and Marshall CollegePA · Private	$76,124
39	Occidental CollegeCA · Private	$75,951
40	Carleton CollegeMN · Private	$75,525
41	Bryn Mawr CollegePA · Private	$75,217
42	Connecticut CollegeCT · Private	$75,001
43	Wesleyan UniversityCT · Private	$73,897
44	Ursinus CollegePA · Private	$73,721
45	Saint Anselm CollegeNH · Private	$73,371
46	Oregon Institute of TechnologyOR · Public	$72,273
47	Kenyon CollegeOH · Private	$71,830
48	Trinity UniversityTX · Private	$71,668
49	University of Florida-OnlineFL · Public	$71,588
50	Gettysburg CollegePA · Private	$71,517

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 NSF NCSES (HERD), the Clery Act & EADA collections, 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.