Top 20 Schools For Value Add
| School | City and State | Annual Mid-Career Earnings (Actual) | Annual Mid-Career Earnings (Predicted) | Value-Add | Curriculum Value | Value of Alumni Skills | Average Aid Per Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $126,200 | $77,129 | +49.2% | $78,593 | $91,029 | $19,066 |
| Colgate University | Hamilton, NY | $126,600 | $79,774 | +46.2% | $56,360 | $70,505 | $15,328 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $128,800 | $82,439 | +44.6% | $73,541 | $88,046 | $23,991 |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Terre Haute, IN | $114,100 | $73,628 | +43.8% | $82,750 | $80,374 | $17,233 |
| Carleton College | Northfield, MN | $117,700 | $76,236 | +43.4% | $60,089 | $66,935 | $16,088 |
| Washington & Lee University | Lexington, VA | $124,300 | $81,281 | +42.5% | $58,612 | $72,647 | $23,783 |
| SUNY Maritime College | Throggs Neck, NY | $121,700 | $79,637 | +42.4% | $71,874 | $72,575 | $670 |
| Clarkson University | Potsdam, NY | $110,700 | $72,583 | +42.2% | $74,873 | $78,441 | $25,829 |
| Manhattan College | Riverdale, NY | $110,800 | $72,701 | +42.1% | $65,061 | $71,156 | $13,726 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $126,400 | $83,864 | +41.0% | $68,897 | $82,309 | $22,873 |
| Harvey Mudd College | Claremont, CA | $133,800 | $89,466 | +40.2% | $75,698 | $90,574 | $20,398 |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | $119,900 | $80,379 | +40.0% | $63,079 | $72,864 | $22,030 |
| Marietta College | Marietta, OH | $93,100 | $62,795 | +39.4% | $61,157 | $66,763 | $16,039 |
| Virginia Military Institute | Lexington, VA | $115,000 | $78,444 | +38.3% | $66,479 | $79,246 | $6,813 |
| Polytechnic Institute of New York University | Brooklyn, NY | $110,400 | $76,245 | +37.0% | $78,757 | $86,497 | $15,847 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA | $110,500 | $76,688 | +36.5% | $77,308 | $80,271 | $16,154 |
| St. Mary’s University | San Antonio, TX | $92,500 | $64,500 | +36.1% | $62,839 | $66,502 | $10,403 |
| Steven’s Institute of Technology | Hoboken, NJ | $118,700 | $82,827 | +36.0% | $75,871 | $82,590 | $22,126 |
| Bradley University | Peoria, IL | $95,500 | $67,307 | +35.0% | $59,304 | $69,538 | $11,560 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology – Main Campus | Atlanta, GA | $111,700 | $79,195 | +34.4% | $75,504 | $79,401 | $3,962 |
Source: Brookings Institution
Other Schools For Value Add
| School | City and State | Annual Mid-Career Earnings (Actual) | Annual Mid-Career Earnings (Predicted) | Value-Add | Curriculum Value | Value of Alumni Skills | Average Aid Per Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $114,200 | $82,368 | +32.7% | $61,286 | $68,574 | $5,730 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $111,700 | $80,928 | +32.2% | $68,717 | $84,543 | $13,285 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $118,200 | $85,950 | +31.9% | $58,795 | $77,550 | $17,132 |
| Babson College | Wellesley, MA | $117,400 | $85,632 | +31.6% | $60,105 | $83,946 | $15,119 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $111,100 | $81,467 | +31.0% | $64,360 | $70,452 | $19,445 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $108,000 | $79,763 | +30.3% | $62,460 | $71,272 | $21,651 |
| University of Notre Dame | South Bend, IN | $108,400 | $82,513 | +27.3% | $62,285 | $69,443 | $19,352 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $115,100 | $87,794 | +27.1% | $57,416 | $73,985 | $23,598 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $112,200 | $86,385 | +26.1% | $62,586 | $70,908 | $18,747 |
| University of Illinois | Champaign, IL | $97,100 | $75,249 | +25.5% | $62,159 | $65,616 | $3,854 |
| University of Texas | Austin, TX | $96,100 | $74,760 | +25.1% | $59,859 | $65,446 | $2,949 |
| University of Virginia (Main Campus) | Charlottesville, VA | $99,300 | $80,506 | +21.0% | $59,262 | $66,740 | $6,145 |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $104,700 | $86,204 | +19.4% | $63,143 | $77,549 | $21,042 |
| Brigham Young University | Provo, UT | $93,000 | $76,617 | +19.4% | $56,466 | $66,429 | $2,434 |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | $100,200 | $82,796 | +19.1% | $56,505 | $65,751 | $15,002 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $101,100 | $84,795 | +17.6% | $61,032 | $69,168 | $22,759 |
| University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $95,900 | $80,524 | +17.5% | $59,557 | $64,835 | $5,275 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $98,000 | $82,413 | +17.3% | $60,422 | $65,536 | $16,594 |
| University of Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $88,000 | $76,999 | +13.4% | $61,216 | $65,402 | $2,588 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $91,400 | $80,348 | +12.9% | $62,194 | $67,799 | $6,239 |
Source: Brookings Institution
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