Highest graduate earnings – private nonprofit universities

These 50 private nonprofit universities rank highest by median earnings 10 years after entry, drawn from 1315 institutions with reported data in the most recent U.S. Department of Education release (2024-25). Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) leads at $143,372.

#	Institution	Median earnings (10 yr)
1	Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA	$143,372
2	Samuel Merritt UniversityCA	$143,238
3	Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicinePA	$138,767
4	Harvey Mudd CollegeCA	$138,687
5	University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. LouisMO	$137,047
6	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesNY	$131,426
7	Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringMA	$129,455
8	California Institute of TechnologyCA	$128,566
9	MCPHS UniversityMA	$125,557
10	Stanford UniversityCA	$124,080
11	Babson CollegeMA	$123,938
12	Bentley UniversityMA	$120,959
13	Roseman University of Health SciencesNV	$120,163
14	Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA	$114,862
15	University of PennsylvaniaPA	$111,371
16	Helene Fuld College of NursingNY	$111,027
17	Princeton UniversityNJ	$110,066
18	Santa Clara UniversityCA	$109,183
19	Stevens Institute of TechnologyNJ	$108,772
20	Lehigh UniversityPA	$105,584
21	Touro University CaliforniaCA	$104,805
22	Touro University NevadaNV	$104,805
23	Claremont McKenna CollegeCA	$104,736
24	Cornell UniversityNY	$104,043
25	Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNY	$104,043
26	Boston CollegeMA	$103,937
27	Georgetown UniversityDC	$103,494
28	Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMA	$103,470
29	Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY	$102,491
30	Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteNY	$102,051
31	Harvard UniversityMA	$101,817
32	Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of NursingMA	$101,466
33	Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyIN	$101,253
34	Yale UniversityCT	$100,533
35	Villanova UniversityPA	$100,423
36	University of Notre DameIN	$99,980
37	Cochran School of NursingNY	$99,503
38	Duke UniversityNC	$97,800
39	Dartmouth CollegeNH	$97,434
40	Mount Sinai Phillips School of NursingNY	$96,980
41	Kettering UniversityMI	$94,823
42	Washington and Lee UniversityVA	$94,810
43	Bucknell UniversityPA	$93,807
44	Brown UniversityRI	$93,487
45	Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaNY	$92,751
46	Northeastern UniversityMA	$92,538
47	Northeastern University OaklandCA	$92,538
48	Northeastern University Professional ProgramsMA	$92,538
49	University of Southern CaliforniaCA	$92,498
50	University of ChicagoIL	$91,885

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.