Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (2026)
314 programs ranked by graduate earnings, acceptance rates, and outcomes — powered by federal data from the U.S. Department of Education.
314
Programs
$80,736
Avg Field Earnings
$20,121
Avg Net Price
67%
Avg Admit Rate
There are 314 accredited Mechanical Engineering programs across U.S. colleges and universities, with graduate earnings ranging from $48,585 to $115,915. Stanford University produces the highest-earning graduates, while the average program graduate earns $80,736 within four years of completion. Whether you're focused on maximizing earning potential or finding the best value, this data — sourced from the U.S. Department of Education — helps you compare programs side by side.
Quick Facts — Mechanical Engineering Programs
Top 15 Colleges for Mechanical Engineering by Graduate Earnings
Ranked by field-specific earnings after graduation. Public and private nonprofit only.
| # | School | Location | Type | Earnings | Admit Rate | Net Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford University | Stanford, CA | Private Nonprofit | $115,915 | 4% | $13,807 |
| 2 | Duke University | Durham, NC | Private Nonprofit | $101,532 | 6% | $29,612 |
| 3 | California State University Maritime Academy | Vallejo, CA | Public | $101,325 | 95% | $20,555 |
| 4 | SUNY Maritime College | Throggs Neck, NY | Public | $99,578 | 72% | $22,367 |
| 5 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | Private Nonprofit | $99,498 | 6% | $18,809 |
| 6 | Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA | Private Nonprofit | $99,067 | 48% | $50,062 |
| 7 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Private Nonprofit | $98,644 | 5% | $20,111 |
| 8 | University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | Public | $98,455 | 11% | $13,481 |
| 9 | University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Public | $97,701 | 9% | $12,548 |
| 10 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, CA | Public | $97,466 | 31% | $16,665 |
| 11 | Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | Private Nonprofit | $97,151 | 12% | $31,944 |
| 12 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | Private Nonprofit | $97,093 | 9% | $28,690 |
| 13 | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | Needham, MA | Private Nonprofit | $96,456 | 25% | $25,171 |
| 14 | San Jose State University | San Jose, CA | Public | $95,510 | 85% | $13,760 |
| 15 | University of California-San Diego | La Jolla, CA | Public | $94,289 | 27% | $12,470 |
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Programs
Lowest net price among schools with above-median Mechanical Engineering graduate earnings (above $80,953).
Fullerton, CA
Net Price
$6,555
Field Earnings
$83,094
What the Data Tells Us
- 17 of the top 15 programs by earnings are at public universities — 8 are private nonprofits.
- 2The #1 program (Stanford University) pays 44% more than the average Mechanical Engineering program nationally.
- 3Average acceptance rate among Mechanical Engineering programs is 67% — selectivity varies widely by school.
- 4Best-value programs combine above-median earnings (>$80,953) with lower-than-average net prices.
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All 314 institutions offering Mechanical Engineering. Click column headers to sort. Includes for-profit institutions.
| School | City | State | Type | Field Earnings | Admit Rate | Net Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | Stanford | CA | Private Nonprofit | $115,915 | 4% | $13,807 |
| Duke University | Durham | NC | Private Nonprofit | $101,532 | 6% | $29,612 |
| California State University Maritime Academy | Vallejo | CA | Public | $101,325 | 95% | $20,555 |
| SUNY Maritime College | Throggs Neck | NY | Public | $99,578 | 72% | $22,367 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore | MD | Private Nonprofit | $99,498 | 6% | $18,809 |
| Santa Clara University | Santa Clara | CA | Private Nonprofit | $99,067 | 48% | $50,062 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge | MA | Private Nonprofit | $98,644 | 5% | $20,111 |
| University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley | CA | Public | $98,455 | 11% | $13,481 |
| University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | CA | Public | $97,701 | 9% | $12,548 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | CA | Public | $97,466 | 31% | $16,665 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh | PA | Private Nonprofit | $97,151 | 12% | $31,944 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca | NY | Private Nonprofit | $97,093 | 9% | $28,690 |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | Needham | MA | Private Nonprofit | $96,456 | 25% | $25,171 |
| San Jose State University | San Jose | CA | Public | $95,510 | 85% | $13,760 |
| University of California-San Diego | La Jolla | CA | Public | $94,289 | 27% | $12,470 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit | MI | Public | $94,043 | 81% | $12,766 |
| Lamar University | Beaumont | TX | Public | $93,563 | 86% | $9,366 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables | FL | Private Nonprofit | $93,219 | 19% | $37,244 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles | CA | Private Nonprofit | $93,001 | 10% | $32,740 |
| New York Institute of Technology | Old Westbury | NY | Private Nonprofit | $92,781 | 81% | $22,443 |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Baton Rouge | LA | Public | $92,171 | 73% | $19,151 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | IL | Private Nonprofit | $92,129 | 8% | $29,167 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | TX | Public | $92,067 | 27% | $19,857 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas | TX | Private Nonprofit | $92,000 | 63% | $40,892 |
| George Washington University | Washington | DC | Private Nonprofit | $91,691 | 47% | $36,586 |
| Kettering University | Flint | MI | Private Nonprofit | $91,536 | 79% | $34,660 |
| Villanova University | Villanova | PA | Private Nonprofit | $91,256 | 27% | $43,756 |
| Northeastern University | Boston | MA | Private Nonprofit | $91,235 | 5% | $30,915 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | MI | Public | $91,187 | 16% | $13,138 |
| San Diego State University | San Diego | CA | Public | $91,140 | 36% | $15,364 |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | Las Cruces | NM | Public | $91,131 | 89% | $8,889 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Pomona | CA | Public | $90,872 | 75% | $11,531 |
| Syracuse University | Syracuse | NY | Private Nonprofit | $90,527 | 46% | $38,793 |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Socorro | NM | Public | $90,393 | 44% | $9,873 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | CA | Public | $90,072 | 33% | $16,109 |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn | Dearborn | MI | Public | $90,069 | 56% | $9,492 |
| University of Maryland-College Park | College Park | MD | Public | $89,980 | 45% | $15,678 |
| California State University-Chico | Chico | CA | Public | $89,685 | 93% | $14,480 |
| Southern University and A & M College | Baton Rouge | LA | Public | $89,645 | 35% | $20,077 |
| Rice University | Houston | TX | Private Nonprofit | $89,547 | 8% | $13,370 |
| Tuskegee University | Tuskegee | AL | Private Nonprofit | $89,443 | 49% | $35,013 |
| Oakland University | Rochester Hills | MI | Public | $89,376 | 88% | $9,120 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame | IN | Private Nonprofit | $89,369 | 11% | $26,780 |
| Lawrence Technological University | Southfield | MI | Private Nonprofit | $89,324 | 56% | $32,918 |
| Lehigh University | Bethlehem | PA | Private Nonprofit | $88,912 | 26% | $36,931 |
| University of San Diego | San Diego | CA | Private Nonprofit | $88,885 | 52% | $30,365 |
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles | CA | Private Nonprofit | $88,760 | 45% | $48,381 |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin | Odessa | TX | Public | $88,618 | 95% | $12,723 |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | NY | Private Nonprofit | $88,498 | 4% | $21,590 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken | NJ | Private Nonprofit | $88,283 | 48% | $41,346 |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell | Lowell | MA | Public | $88,173 | 83% | $17,163 |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | Albuquerque | NM | Public | $87,875 | 95% | $15,489 |
| California State University-Northridge | Northridge | CA | Public | $87,847 | 93% | $7,021 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Tempe | AZ | Public | $87,715 | 90% | $14,967 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | IL | Public | $87,705 | 42% | $14,355 |
| Brigham Young University | Provo | UT | Private Nonprofit | $87,666 | 68% | $15,564 |
| Stony Brook University | Stony Brook | NY | Public | $87,654 | 49% | $18,784 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Atlanta | GA | Public | $87,372 | 14% | $12,116 |
| University of Houston | Houston | TX | Public | $87,358 | 74% | $14,276 |
| Bucknell University | Lewisburg | PA | Private Nonprofit | $87,329 | 29% | $40,766 |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Denver | CO | Public | $87,148 | 75% | $11,900 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Seattle | WA | Public | $87,137 | 39% | $14,091 |
| University of Washington-Bothell Campus | Bothell | WA | Public | $87,137 | 91% | $12,319 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing | MI | Public | $87,105 | 85% | $19,680 |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | Charlottesville | VA | Public | $86,778 | 17% | $21,565 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | Columbus | OH | Public | $86,755 | 61% | $17,339 |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | Boston | MA | Private Nonprofit | $86,680 | 91% | $34,170 |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Terre Haute | IN | Private Nonprofit | $86,634 | 77% | $42,513 |
| Mississippi State University | Mississippi State | MS | Public | $86,449 | 78% | $17,595 |
| Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station | TX | Public | $86,346 | 57% | $21,315 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison | WI | Public | $86,231 | 45% | $17,354 |
| University of California-Davis | Davis | CA | Public | $86,137 | 42% | $14,741 |
| Fairfield University | Fairfield | CT | Private Nonprofit | $85,931 | 33% | $48,095 |
| Washington University in St Louis | St. Louis | MO | Private Nonprofit | $85,827 | 12% | $21,786 |
| California State University-Long Beach | Long Beach | CA | Public | $85,474 | 46% | $10,440 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus | West Lafayette | IN | Public | $85,429 | 50% | $14,600 |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | Stillwater | OK | Public | $85,403 | 75% | $17,447 |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Amherst | MA | Public | $85,357 | 60% | $22,383 |
| Princeton University | Princeton | NJ | Private Nonprofit | $85,328 | 5% | $6,128 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Blacksburg | VA | Public | $85,281 | 55% | $24,953 |
| Union College | Schenectady | NY | Private Nonprofit | $85,242 | 44% | $34,561 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia | PA | Private Nonprofit | $85,140 | 79% | $38,509 |
| Oregon State University | Corvallis | OR | Public | $84,855 | 77% | $19,604 |
| Oregon State University-Cascades Campus | Bend | OR | Public | $84,855 | 63% | $18,048 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | TN | Private Nonprofit | $84,813 | 6% | $15,846 |
| Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant | MI | Public | $84,789 | 90% | $17,597 |
| University of St Thomas | Saint Paul | MN | Private Nonprofit | $84,744 | 85% | $29,155 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Minneapolis | MN | Public | $84,682 | 80% | $16,778 |
| Florida Institute of Technology | Melbourne | FL | Private Nonprofit | $84,606 | 58% | $35,639 |
| CUNY City College | New York | NY | Public | $84,427 | 60% | $3,776 |
| Boston University | Boston | MA | Private Nonprofit | $84,331 | 11% | $24,402 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson | AZ | Public | $84,259 | 86% | $16,674 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | New Brunswick | NJ | Public | $84,202 | 58% | $24,406 |
| University of Delaware | Newark | DE | Public | $84,199 | 71% | $17,799 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy | NY | Private Nonprofit | $84,101 | 63% | $36,228 |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | Kansas City | MO | Public | $84,088 | 72% | $13,310 |
| West Virginia University Institute of Technology | Beckley | WV | Public | $83,975 | 37% | $9,337 |
| West Virginia University | Morgantown | WV | Public | $83,975 | 89% | $15,634 |
| University of California-Irvine | Irvine | CA | Public | $83,948 | 29% | $14,251 |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Fort Collins | CO | Public | $83,877 | 89% | $21,279 |
| Washington State University | Pullman | WA | Public | $83,875 | 87% | $14,971 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | Columbia | MO | Public | $83,864 | 78% | $20,268 |
| University of Florida | Gainesville | FL | Public | $83,832 | 24% | $6,541 |
| University of Mount Union | Alliance | OH | Private Nonprofit | $83,778 | 78% | $23,280 |
| Baylor University | Waco | TX | Private Nonprofit | $83,751 | 51% | $41,104 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester | MA | Private Nonprofit | $83,729 | 60% | $43,071 |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | Rolla | MO | Public | $83,593 | 73% | $16,298 |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | Honolulu | HI | Public | $83,550 | 87% | $15,664 |
| Auburn University | Auburn | AL | Public | $83,548 | 46% | $24,323 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester | NY | Private Nonprofit | $83,505 | 67% | $34,906 |
| Tufts University | Medford | MA | Private Nonprofit | $83,448 | 11% | $39,998 |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville | Huntsville | AL | Public | $83,433 | 69% | $18,796 |
| The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa | AL | Public | $83,433 | 77% | $22,420 |
| The University of Texas at El Paso | El Paso | TX | Public | $83,398 | 100% | $9,403 |
| University of South Alabama | Mobile | AL | Public | $83,325 | 71% | $17,648 |
| University of Dayton | Dayton | OH | Private Nonprofit | $83,262 | 65% | $29,533 |
| Florida International University | Miami | FL | Public | $83,193 | 55% | $9,288 |
| Colorado School of Mines | Golden | CO | Public | $83,162 | 61% | $28,690 |
| California State University-Fullerton | Fullerton | CA | Public | $83,094 | 91% | $6,555 |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | Norman | OK | Public | $82,874 | 77% | $15,300 |
| Michigan Technological University | Houghton | MI | Public | $82,648 | 92% | $14,182 |
| University of Central Florida | Orlando | FL | Public | $82,542 | 40% | $10,411 |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County | Baltimore | MD | Public | $82,502 | 72% | $16,467 |
| California State University-Sacramento | Sacramento | CA | Public | $82,495 | 94% | $9,338 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland | OH | Private Nonprofit | $82,466 | 37% | $41,190 |
| Central Connecticut State University | New Britain | CT | Public | $82,394 | 73% | $16,857 |
| Portland State University | Portland | OR | Public | $82,358 | 91% | $9,552 |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis | Indianapolis | IN | Public | $82,354 | 76% | $11,668 |
| University of Rhode Island | Kingston | RI | Public | $82,245 | 72% | $21,440 |
| University of Tulsa | Tulsa | OK | Private Nonprofit | $82,176 | 62% | $15,000 |
| University of Portland | Portland | OR | Private Nonprofit | $82,138 | 89% | $28,210 |
| University of Toledo | Toledo | OH | Public | $82,107 | 92% | $17,249 |
| University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder | CO | Public | $82,040 | 78% | $25,346 |
| University of Connecticut | Storrs | CT | Public | $82,004 | 52% | $25,097 |
| Manhattan University | Riverdale | NY | Private Nonprofit | $81,951 | 79% | $27,256 |
| University of Southern Maine | Portland | ME | Public | $81,923 | 79% | $13,596 |
| Oregon Institute of Technology | Klamath Falls | OR | Public | $81,889 | 95% | $15,706 |
| Bradley University | Peoria | IL | Private Nonprofit | $81,887 | 77% | $22,719 |
| University of Louisville | Louisville | KY | Public | $81,885 | 79% | $17,988 |
| Iowa State University | Ames | IA | Public | $81,779 | 89% | $18,589 |
| Saginaw Valley State University | University Center | MI | Public | $81,775 | 72% | $10,775 |
| University of South Florida | Tampa | FL | Public | $81,750 | 43% | $9,812 |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | TN | Public | $81,689 | 81% | $14,265 |
| University of Hartford | West Hartford | CT | Private Nonprofit | $81,682 | 96% | $30,282 |
| California Baptist University | Riverside | CA | Private Nonprofit | $81,620 | 85% | $26,285 |
| California State University-Fresno | Fresno | CA | Public | $81,554 | 95% | $7,000 |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville | Kingsville | TX | Public | $81,500 | 91% | $12,090 |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington | KY | Public | $81,498 | 93% | $18,851 |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington | TX | Public | $81,422 | 80% | $13,951 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago | IL | Private Nonprofit | $81,421 | 55% | $18,425 |
| Texas Tech University | Lubbock | TX | Public | $81,351 | 73% | $19,070 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | Cincinnati | OH | Public | $81,244 | 85% | $25,648 |
| Seattle University | Seattle | WA | Private Nonprofit | $81,022 | 77% | $34,662 |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Carbondale | IL | Public | $80,996 | 87% | $13,297 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis | TN | Public | $80,981 | 72% | $12,397 |
| Florida State University | Tallahassee | FL | Public | $80,969 | 24% | $11,297 |
| Roger Williams University | Bristol | RI | Private Nonprofit | $80,955 | 88% | $37,999 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh | PA | Public | $80,951 | 58% | $30,434 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | Johnstown | PA | Public | $80,951 | 95% | $18,202 |
| University of the Pacific | Stockton | CA | Private Nonprofit | $80,947 | 71% | $25,447 |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Knoxville | TN | Public | $80,833 | 42% | $18,976 |
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | Rapid City | SD | Public | $80,766 | 80% | $20,183 |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | North Dartmouth | MA | Public | $80,735 | 91% | $20,927 |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato | Mankato | MN | Public | $80,663 | 88% | $19,139 |
| Montana State University | Bozeman | MT | Public | $80,590 | 82% | $22,499 |
| Clarkson University | Potsdam | NY | Private Nonprofit | $80,586 | 77% | $30,305 |
| The Catholic University of America | Washington | DC | Private Nonprofit | $80,518 | 83% | $29,561 |
| University of Michigan-Flint | Flint | MI | Public | $80,404 | 70% | $7,007 |
| Rowan University | Glassboro | NJ | Public | $80,397 | 78% | $22,408 |
| Old Dominion University | Norfolk | VA | Public | $80,370 | 90% | $14,638 |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Lafayette | LA | Public | $80,330 | 87% | $13,530 |
| Temple University | Philadelphia | PA | Public | $80,267 | 80% | $28,198 |
| West Texas A & M University | Canyon | TX | Public | $80,251 | 99% | $19,487 |
| University of Idaho | Moscow | ID | Public | $80,171 | 76% | $14,831 |
| North Carolina A & T State University | Greensboro | NC | Public | $80,018 | 50% | $10,846 |
| San Francisco State University | San Francisco | CA | Public | $79,981 | 96% | $12,278 |
| Hofstra University | Hempstead | NY | Private Nonprofit | $79,950 | 68% | $34,176 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Raleigh | NC | Public | $79,841 | 42% | $17,303 |
| Wichita State University | Wichita | KS | Public | $79,722 | 94% | $13,194 |
| The University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler | TX | Public | $79,653 | 94% | $13,323 |
| University of Kansas | Lawrence | KS | Public | $79,635 | 93% | $18,059 |
| Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville | TN | Public | $79,608 | 76% | $14,246 |
| University of North Florida | Jacksonville | FL | Public | $79,536 | 53% | $10,154 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City | UT | Public | $79,480 | 86% | $16,200 |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | Duluth | MN | Public | $79,409 | 89% | $18,743 |
| Gonzaga University | Spokane | WA | Private Nonprofit | $79,368 | 82% | $35,119 |
| Clemson University | Clemson | SC | Public | $79,302 | 38% | $22,253 |
| Kansas State University | Manhattan | KS | Public | $79,131 | 82% | $19,406 |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | Durham | NH | Public | $79,110 | 88% | $23,805 |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus | Fargo | ND | Public | $79,027 | 95% | $15,543 |
| Widener University | Chester | PA | Private Nonprofit | $78,960 | 71% | $25,759 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | Columbia | SC | Public | $78,911 | 60% | $22,811 |
| Lafayette College | Easton | PA | Private Nonprofit | $78,864 | 31% | $34,433 |
| Binghamton University | Vestal | NY | Public | $78,799 | 39% | $21,620 |
| Trine University | Angola | IN | Private Nonprofit | $78,795 | 85% | $25,355 |
| University of North Dakota | Grand Forks | ND | Public | $78,739 | 77% | $18,551 |
| Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton | FL | Public | $78,738 | 66% | $8,752 |
| California State University-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | CA | Public | $78,721 | 91% | $3,967 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit | MI | Private Nonprofit | $78,552 | 75% | $15,232 |
| University of New Haven | West Haven | CT | Private Nonprofit | $78,504 | 60% | $34,192 |
| University of Denver | Denver | CO | Private Nonprofit | $78,459 | 78% | $36,131 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham | AL | Public | $78,456 | 88% | $18,749 |
| University of New Orleans | New Orleans | LA | Public | $78,444 | 74% | $12,384 |
| University of California-Merced | Merced | CA | Public | $78,386 | 91% | $11,983 |
| Marquette University | Milwaukee | WI | Private Nonprofit | $78,328 | 81% | $31,487 |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo | MI | Public | $78,314 | 85% | $15,273 |
| Saint Martin's University | Lacey | WA | Private Nonprofit | $78,285 | 90% | $28,119 |
| Miami University-Oxford | Oxford | OH | Public | $78,265 | 75% | $28,384 |
| Northern Illinois University | Dekalb | IL | Public | $78,194 | 70% | $13,391 |
| Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud | MN | Public | $78,056 | 95% | $13,529 |
| Purdue University Northwest | Hammond | IN | Public | $77,927 | 72% | $6,079 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | Prescott | AZ | Private Nonprofit | $77,804 | 77% | $40,287 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach | FL | Private Nonprofit | $77,804 | 65% | $41,272 |
| University of Mississippi | University | MS | Public | $77,747 | 97% | $13,314 |
| South Dakota State University | Brookings | SD | Public | $77,562 | 98% | $19,841 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Milwaukee | WI | Public | $77,520 | 91% | $15,014 |
| Utah State University | Logan | UT | Public | $77,504 | 92% | $14,936 |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago | IL | Public | $77,381 | 77% | $10,974 |
| University of Missouri-St Louis | Saint Louis | MO | Public | $77,327 | 63% | $15,071 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark | NJ | Public | $77,327 | 65% | $16,504 |
| University of Rochester | Rochester | NY | Private Nonprofit | $77,297 | 40% | $29,278 |
| Boise State University | Boise | ID | Public | $77,285 | 87% | $21,610 |
| University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | Mayaguez | PR | Public | $77,282 | 57% | $17,936 |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville | Platteville | WI | Public | $77,244 | 89% | $16,032 |
| University of Nevada-Reno | Reno | NV | Public | $77,239 | 74% | $15,927 |
| Lake Superior State University | Sault Ste Marie | MI | Public | $77,229 | N/A | $12,822 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | Milwaukee | WI | Private Nonprofit | $77,208 | 59% | $22,453 |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas | Las Vegas | NV | Public | $77,106 | 96% | $10,359 |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson | TX | Public | $77,070 | 65% | $18,267 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Lincoln | NE | Public | $77,056 | 87% | $17,747 |
| Alfred University | Alfred | NY | Private Nonprofit | $77,001 | 74% | $25,620 |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City | IA | Public | $76,903 | 84% | $22,531 |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff | AZ | Public | $76,817 | 90% | $14,158 |
| University of Maine | Orono | ME | Public | $76,807 | 97% | $17,510 |
| Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw | GA | Public | $76,747 | 69% | $15,048 |
| University of Akron Main Campus | Akron | OH | Public | $76,736 | 60% | $13,946 |
| Idaho State University | Pocatello | ID | Public | $76,646 | N/A | $12,193 |
| Arkansas Tech University | Russellville | AR | Public | $76,613 | 96% | $12,970 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond | VA | Public | $76,554 | 93% | $23,433 |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Fairbanks | AK | Public | $76,473 | N/A | $10,892 |
| New York University | New York | NY | Private Nonprofit | $76,421 | 9% | $37,050 |
| Youngstown State University | Youngstown | OH | Public | $76,293 | 84% | $12,767 |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho | Rexburg | ID | Private Nonprofit | $76,232 | 96% | $8,221 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | NC | Public | $76,149 | 80% | $15,435 |
| Georgia Southern University | Statesboro | GA | Public | $75,972 | 88% | $15,267 |
| University of Vermont | Burlington | VT | Public | $75,683 | 65% | $19,343 |
| The College of New Jersey | Ewing | NJ | Public | $75,660 | 62% | $27,646 |
| Louisiana Tech University | Ruston | LA | Public | $75,611 | 86% | $11,864 |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville | IL | Public | $75,517 | 98% | $14,889 |
| Ohio Northern University | Ada | OH | Private Nonprofit | $75,513 | 74% | $24,478 |
| Wright State University-Main Campus | Dayton | OH | Public | $75,309 | 96% | $15,415 |
| Wright State University-Lake Campus | Celina | OH | Public | $75,309 | N/A | $11,081 |
| University of California-Riverside | Riverside | CA | Public | $75,201 | 76% | $14,304 |
| University of Arkansas | Fayetteville | AR | Public | $75,174 | 74% | $18,209 |
| University of North Texas | Denton | TX | Public | $74,988 | 72% | $15,649 |
| University of Wyoming | Laramie | WY | Public | $74,942 | 97% | $13,599 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus | Athens | OH | Public | $74,733 | 85% | $21,637 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale | MI | Public | $74,658 | 83% | $16,317 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio | TX | Public | $74,620 | 87% | $10,836 |
| Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology | Flushing | NY | Private Nonprofit | $74,472 | N/A | $39,986 |
| York College of Pennsylvania | York | PA | Private Nonprofit | $74,445 | 74% | $18,556 |
| University at Buffalo | Buffalo | NY | Public | $74,299 | 74% | $20,995 |
| Saint Louis University | Saint Louis | MO | Private Nonprofit | $74,209 | 75% | $24,398 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg | TX | Public | $74,167 | 94% | $4,831 |
| Montana Technological University | Butte | MT | Public | $73,901 | 91% | $16,481 |
| University of Georgia | Athens | GA | Public | $73,872 | 38% | $13,936 |
| Saint Ambrose University | Davenport | IA | Private Nonprofit | $73,622 | 77% | $24,691 |
| LeTourneau University | Longview | TX | Private Nonprofit | $73,617 | 38% | $28,185 |
| George Mason University | Fairfax | VA | Public | $73,570 | 87% | $17,915 |
| University of Wisconsin-Stout | Menomonie | WI | Public | $73,260 | 88% | $17,490 |
| Oklahoma Christian University | Edmond | OK | Private Nonprofit | $73,212 | 97% | $21,872 |
| Virginia Military Institute | Lexington | VA | Public | $73,138 | 71% | $17,113 |
| Wilkes University | Wilkes-Barre | PA | Private Nonprofit | $73,078 | 91% | $27,743 |
| Valparaiso University | Valparaiso | IN | Private Nonprofit | $72,788 | 89% | $18,578 |
| Norwich University | Northfield | VT | Private Nonprofit | $72,358 | 74% | $22,257 |
| Cedarville University | Cedarville | OH | Private Nonprofit | $72,106 | 65% | $24,468 |
| Cleveland State University | Cleveland | OH | Public | $71,895 | 91% | $14,764 |
| Benedictine College | Atchison | KS | Private Nonprofit | $71,539 | 98% | $27,891 |
| University of Alaska Anchorage | Anchorage | AK | Public | $71,501 | N/A | $15,301 |
| University of Central Oklahoma | Edmond | OK | Public | $71,362 | 78% | $18,309 |
| Christian Brothers University | Memphis | TN | Private Nonprofit | $71,112 | 87% | $9,854 |
| Seattle Pacific University | Seattle | WA | Private Nonprofit | $71,039 | 83% | $24,488 |
| Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green | KY | Public | $70,968 | 94% | $10,990 |
| Alabama A & M University | Normal | AL | Public | $70,527 | 58% | $17,621 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia | PA | Private Nonprofit | $70,329 | 81% | $28,928 |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | CO | Public | $70,270 | 97% | $15,788 |
| Eastern Washington University | Cheney | WA | Public | $69,502 | 91% | $13,886 |
| Dordt University | Sioux Center | IA | Private Nonprofit | $69,444 | 68% | $25,807 |
| Arkansas State University | Jonesboro | AR | Public | $68,902 | 82% | $12,366 |
| Merrimack College | North Andover | MA | Private Nonprofit | $68,615 | 70% | $37,927 |
| Gannon University | Erie | PA | Private Nonprofit | $68,422 | 74% | $22,553 |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix | AZ | Private For-Profit | $68,391 | 79% | $22,472 |
| Baker College | Owosso | MI | Private Nonprofit | $68,060 | 82% | $13,157 |
| Harding University | Searcy | AR | Private Nonprofit | $67,816 | 71% | $22,130 |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville | TN | Private Nonprofit | $67,725 | 68% | $24,739 |
| Midwestern State University | Wichita Falls | TX | Public | $67,147 | 94% | $11,656 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | PA | Private Nonprofit | $66,876 | 5% | $28,699 |
| Prairie View A & M University | Prairie View | TX | Public | $66,678 | 79% | $13,570 |
| University of Evansville | Evansville | IN | Private Nonprofit | $66,553 | 78% | $18,499 |
| State University of New York at New Paltz | New Paltz | NY | Public | $66,274 | 62% | $18,809 |
| Liberty University | Lynchburg | VA | Private Nonprofit | $65,794 | 99% | $29,357 |
| Quinnipiac University | Hamden | CT | Private Nonprofit | $65,640 | 72% | $40,675 |
| Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | TX | Public | $65,150 | 89% | $15,225 |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | IN | Public | $64,534 | 84% | $13,171 |
| Florida Polytechnic University | Lakeland | FL | Public | $62,595 | 58% | $11,853 |
| Marshall University | Huntington | WV | Public | $61,020 | 96% | $7,502 |
| SUNY Polytechnic Institute | Utica | NY | Public | $60,249 | 81% | $14,164 |
| Tennessee State University | Nashville | TN | Public | $58,828 | 70% | $15,796 |
| University of West Florida | Pensacola | FL | Public | $58,548 | 58% | $9,364 |
| Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico | Hato Rey | PR | Private Nonprofit | $54,538 | N/A | $17,540 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon | Bayamon | PR | Private Nonprofit | $54,268 | 40% | $9,284 |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus | Gurabo | PR | Private Nonprofit | $53,763 | N/A | $7,051 |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Charleston | SC | Public | $52,602 | 23% | $20,723 |
| Tarleton State University | Stephenville | TX | Public | $48,585 | 90% | $20,783 |
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