Highest graduate earnings — private nonprofit universities

These 50 private nonprofit universities rank highest by median earnings 10 years after entry, drawn from 1090 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	Princeton UniversityNJ	$110,066
17	Santa Clara UniversityCA	$109,183
18	Stevens Institute of TechnologyNJ	$108,772
19	Lehigh UniversityPA	$105,584
20	Touro University CaliforniaCA	$104,805
21	Touro University NevadaNV	$104,805
22	Claremont McKenna CollegeCA	$104,736
23	Cornell UniversityNY	$104,043
24	Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNY	$104,043
25	Boston CollegeMA	$103,937
26	Georgetown UniversityDC	$103,494
27	Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMA	$103,470
28	Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY	$102,491
29	Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteNY	$102,051
30	Harvard UniversityMA	$101,817
31	Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyIN	$101,253
32	Yale UniversityCT	$100,533
33	Villanova UniversityPA	$100,423
34	University of Notre DameIN	$99,980
35	Duke UniversityNC	$97,800
36	Dartmouth CollegeNH	$97,434
37	Mount Sinai Phillips School of NursingNY	$96,980
38	Kettering UniversityMI	$94,823
39	Washington and Lee UniversityVA	$94,810
40	Bucknell UniversityPA	$93,807
41	Brown UniversityRI	$93,487
42	Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaNY	$92,751
43	Northeastern UniversityMA	$92,538
44	Northeastern University OaklandCA	$92,538
45	Northeastern University Professional ProgramsMA	$92,538
46	University of Southern CaliforniaCA	$92,498
47	University of ChicagoIL	$91,885
48	Vanderbilt UniversityTN	$91,565
49	Lafayette CollegePA	$91,410
50	George Washington UniversityDC	$90,873

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.