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Engineering Earnings

Ranked by degree-weighted average earnings z-score

# University Accept RD Yield SAT Submit % Degrees Earn z 5-Year Earn
1 Maine Maritime Academy 70% 30% 1180 35% 78 +4.39 $127,848
2 Duke 5% 42% 1530 78% 272 +3.20 $152,106
3 Princeton 4% 75% 1540 80% 228 +2.95 $174,312
4 Carnegie Mellon 11% 38% 1530 84% 390 +2.63 $151,157
5 MIT 5% 85% 1550 100% 355 +2.59 $136,008
6 U. of Pennsylvania 4% 51% 1540 67% 201 +2.34 $124,164
7 Stanford 4% 82% 1540 70% 367 +2.28 $142,418
8 Massachusetts Maritime Academy 55% 38% — — 78 +2.14 $108,439
9 Santa Clara 48% 13% 1400 38% 200 +1.99 $142,622
10 Johns Hopkins 6% 25% 1550 77% 260 +1.68 $119,031
11 Columbia 4% 45% 1540 63% 302 +1.52 $133,700
12 Northwestern 7% 35% 1540 69% 347 +1.52 $124,887
13 New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology 55% 27% 1200 98% 120 +1.29 $112,058
14 Vanderbilt 4% 41% 1530 52% 203 +1.23 $113,540
15 U. of Texas at Austin 22% 47% 1380 74% 1,225 +1.18 $119,802
16 U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor 16% 46% 1450 73% 1,164 +1.16 $118,356
17 Iowa State 85% 29% 1240 59% 1,092 +1.10 $113,874
18 Washington University in St Louis 8% 23% 1530 57% 293 +1.10 $110,068
19 Louisiana State 72% 23% 1260 47% 526 +0.98 $109,552
20 Cornell 7% 63% 1530 56% 511 +0.97 $115,097
21 Brown 5% 47% 1540 85% 104 +0.96 $115,942
22 Purdue 43% 25% 1350 100% 2,413 +0.94 $114,734
23 Oakland 72% 14% — 2% 250 +0.93 $117,121
24 U. of Notre Dame 9% 62% 1500 59% 331 +0.92 $111,226
25 U. of Wisconsin - Madison 41% 29% 1450 44% 959 +0.90 $113,458
26 Georgia Tech 13% 47% 1460 100% 2,035 +0.84 $114,074
27 UCLA 9% 48% — — 752 +0.83 $116,527
28 U. of New Mexico 60% 30% 1030 56% 165 +0.83 $110,063
29 Rice 8% 26% 1540 70% 186 +0.81 $112,680
30 U. of Tulsa 55% 21% 1370 75% 96 +0.78 $110,571
31 Auburn 47% 24% 1330 90% 883 +0.77 $105,531
32 Brigham Young 35% 76% 1360 58% 488 +0.76 $107,611
33 Olin College of Engineering 8% 44% 1520 25% 102 +0.74 $111,697
34 Drexel 70% 8% 1340 39% 559 +0.74 $108,361
35 U. of Colorado Boulder 71% 14% 1330 24% 938 +0.73 $108,026
36 Oklahoma State 55% 26% 1140 85% 562 +0.71 $106,659
37 U. of Michigan - Dearborn 55% 14% 1120 59% 315 +0.69 $119,052
38 Kettering 68% 15% 1240 38% 276 +0.68 $108,115
39 U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 37% 29% 1410 64% 1,770 +0.67 $112,395
40 Lehigh 29% 12% 1430 43% 304 +0.67 $111,079
41 SUNY Maritime 70% 30% 1200 32% 128 +0.61 $105,097
42 Harvey Mudd 9% 23% 1530 68% 62 +0.58 $109,641
43 New Mexico State 55% 20% 990 86% 283 +0.57 $104,950
44 Bucknell 32% 12% 1390 39% 160 +0.57 $108,670
45 Texas A&M University - College Station 52% 35% 1270 100% 2,447 +0.56 $109,055
46 Mississippi State 60% 20% 1220 91% 672 +0.54 $106,198
47 U. of Southern California 12% 43% 1500 42% 410 +0.51 $106,749
48 U. of Alabama 75% 18% 1280 58% 662 +0.49 $104,801
49 Lamar 85% 21% 1030 51% 175 +0.48 $107,497
50 U. of Louisiana at Lafayette 55% 32% 1180 46% 207 +0.48 $106,584
51 Ohio State 49% 22% 1390 48% 1,308 +0.47 $106,944
52 Villanova 30% 15% 1450 28% 264 +0.47 $107,661
53 Case Western Reserve 35% 10% 1480 69% 318 +0.47 $106,589
54 Bowling Green State 82% 20% 1100 82% 56 +0.46 $96,853
55 U. of Louisville 70% 24% 1160 100% 330 +0.46 $110,257
56 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 79% 13% 1410 82% 295 +0.43 $107,000
57 U. of California, Berkeley 11% 46% — — 667 +0.40 $104,032
58 Michigan State 83% 18% 1270 46% 754 +0.37 $104,826
59 U. of Dayton 60% 12% 1290 36% 338 +0.36 $103,121
60 Boston 13% 17% 1470 43% 354 +0.35 $109,460
61 U. of Cincinnati 72% 22% 1260 41% 816 +0.34 $103,471
62 Wayne State 72% 22% 1160 43% 266 +0.32 $106,814
63 George Mason 72% 19% 1260 21% 307 +0.32 $109,915
64 U. of Oklahoma - Norman 72% 25% 1240 63% 469 +0.32 $107,029
65 Manhattan 62% 8% — — 189 +0.31 $96,786
66 Ohio 72% 19% 1190 44% 205 +0.30 $106,499
67 U. of Missouri - Kansas City 55% 29% 1420 57% 118 +0.29 $99,359
68 U. of South Alabama 72% 21% 1080 90% 140 +0.28 $100,097
69 U. of Kansas 88% 25% 1190 64% 392 +0.28 $102,113
70 U. of California, Santa Cruz 73% 9% — — 207 +0.25 $118,583
71 Lawrence Technological 55% 18% — — 157 +0.23 $100,907
72 U. of California, San Diego 29% 20% — — 1,033 +0.23 $111,214
73 U. of North Dakota 82% 34% — — 193 +0.22 $102,056
74 North Carolina State 40% 32% 1380 47% 1,598 +0.22 $103,020
75 Kansas State 95% 27% 1160 87% 373 +0.20 $100,447
76 Citadel Military College of South Carolina 72% 91% 1190 17% 132 +0.18 $95,644
77 U. of Mississippi 75% 18% 1100 83% 153 +0.16 $97,333
78 U. of Washington 42% 26% — — 709 +0.14 $106,776
79 Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo 30% 25% — — 1,023 +0.13 $101,458
80 U. of Tennessee, Knoxville 48% 27% 1280 100% 601 +0.13 $100,081
81 U. of Virginia 12% 30% 1470 60% 436 +0.12 $106,518
82 U. of Iowa 83% 22% 1230 76% 392 +0.11 $101,833
83 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 72% 36% 1240 100% 264 +0.11 $99,048
84 San Jose State 50% 14% — — 632 +0.10 $103,430
85 Virginia Tech 47% 23% 1360 50% 1,432 +0.09 $102,924
86 West Virginia 85% 25% 1110 82% 507 +0.09 $102,594
87 Michigan Technological 75% 13% 1240 91% 589 +0.09 $99,644
88 U. of Utah 82% 25% 1280 48% 464 +0.09 $101,477
89 U. of Alabama at Birmingham 72% 20% 1330 47% 166 +0.08 $100,388
90 Pennsylvania State 55% 17% 1330 36% 1,620 +0.07 $100,778
91 George Washington 47% 14% 1420 37% 117 +0.06 $101,829
92 U. of Texas at Arlington 72% 24% 1130 82% 592 +0.05 $100,037
93 Missouri University of Science and Technology 72% 21% 1300 91% 779 +0.04 $100,162
94 U. of Maryland, College Park 45% 22% 1460 49% 913 +0.03 $97,739
95 U. of Alabama in Huntsville 72% 23% 1310 61% 466 +0.02 $101,661
96 Louisiana Tech 55% 33% 1200 85% 220 +0.02 $98,630
97 Arizona State 88% 22% — — 1,224 +0.01 $100,884
98 Texas Tech 69% 27% 1190 44% 681 -0.00 $100,155
99 U. of Pittsburgh 59% 13% 1370 50% 642 -0.02 $100,668
100 U. of Florida 23% 42% 1400 100% 1,157 -0.03 $100,421
101 Marquette 78% 14% 1280 40% 209 -0.04 $97,700
102 Stevens Institute of Technology 28% 17% 1440 42% 357 -0.06 $102,231
103 Northeastern 6% 35% 1490 31% 844 -0.07 $103,174
104 U. of Colorado Denver 72% 12% 1100 25% 164 -0.07 $96,950
105 Colorado School of Mines 29% 23% 1400 60% 873 -0.07 $98,650
106 Clemson 42% 21% 1320 55% 909 -0.08 $97,928
107 U. of Arkansas 75% 29% 1130 100% 391 -0.09 $101,095
108 U. of Missouri 72% 31% 1240 76% 428 -0.11 $98,532
109 Pennsylvania State University - Erie-Behrend 70% 15% 1220 35% 142 -0.11 $98,478
110 U. of Houston 55% 25% 1250 59% 549 -0.12 $98,856
111 North Dakota State 92% 32% — 2% 279 -0.14 $96,813
112 Miami University - Ohio 74% 14% 1300 32% 197 -0.15 $99,274
113 Boise State 76% 23% — — 202 -0.16 $99,639
114 U. of Tennessee, Chattanooga 72% 29% 1110 100% 123 -0.16 $95,899
115 Southern Methodist 48% 18% 1410 25% 85 -0.17 $98,171
116 Central Michigan 68% 11% 1080 68% 66 -0.17 $99,994
117 South Dakota State 85% 33% 1150 77% 156 -0.18 $93,509
118 U. of California, Davis 44% 16% — — 700 -0.20 $100,278
119 Montana State 99% 19% 1170 59% 379 -0.20 $96,781
120 Prairie View A&M 70% 18% 970 79% 115 -0.20 $100,623
121 U. of Idaho 75% 20% 1110 57% 131 -0.22 $96,623
122 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 62% 18% — — 726 -0.23 $98,339
123 Lafayette 32% 12% 1420 34% 142 -0.23 $95,859
124 U. of Arizona 85% 18% 1280 29% 499 -0.24 $100,627
125 U. of South Carolina 55% 23% 1270 44% 369 -0.28 $95,693
126 U. of California, Irvine 29% 19% — — 786 -0.28 $97,826
127 U. of Toledo 80% 18% 1200 34% 409 -0.30 $98,251
128 U. of New Orleans 55% 18% 1090 88% 109 -0.31 $96,463
129 Dartmouth 6% 55% 1500 100% 214 -0.31 $94,731
130 Western Michigan 72% 13% — — 251 -0.32 $97,417
131 U. of Kentucky 90% 22% 1180 57% 455 -0.33 $94,770
132 Indiana University - Indianapolis 72% 24% 1130 37% 270 -0.33 $97,824
133 U. of Pittsburgh - Johnstown 70% 18% 1100 51% 91 -0.33 $95,518
134 Calvin 72% 21% 1200 48% 62 -0.33 $94,330
135 Tuskegee 32% 14% 1060 26% 50 -0.34 $96,569
136 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 67% 11% 1440 60% 539 -0.34 $96,242
137 Brigham Young University - Idaho 70% 25% 1090 46% 195 -0.34 $96,082
138 Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg 70% 11% 1220 26% 140 -0.34 $94,179
139 Arkansas Tech 85% 32% 990 90% 79 -0.35 $96,305
140 Oregon Institute of Technology 72% 10% 1130 12% 132 -0.35 $95,228
141 U. of Nebraska, Lincoln 80% 30% 1210 89% 363 -0.36 $95,557
142 Milwaukee School of Engineering 55% 17% — — 324 -0.37 $94,860
143 U. of Minnesota - Twin Cities 65% 22% 1400 41% 700 -0.38 $96,014
144 Purdue University Northwest 70% 18% 1010 75% 114 -0.38 $97,636
145 Hope 68% 20% 1220 37% 58 -0.39 $93,397
146 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott 55% 23% 1250 54% 208 -0.42 $95,938
147 Wichita State 85% 19% 1070 74% 229 -0.43 $95,537
148 U. of Delaware 55% 16% 1280 22% 427 -0.44 $93,820
149 U. of California, Santa Barbara 38% 14% — — 270 -0.46 $101,558
150 U. of Texas at Dallas 72% 19% 1280 93% 442 -0.46 $100,502
151 Ohio Northern 55% 20% 1280 50% 102 -0.46 $91,450
152 Cal State Northridge 55% 18% — — 379 -0.47 $93,998
153 U. of Connecticut 54% 15% 1320 41% 638 -0.47 $94,855
154 U. of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 70% 23% 1040 66% 220 -0.47 $93,099
155 Utah State 70% 21% 1180 85% 334 -0.48 $93,158
156 U. of Akron 72% 18% 1050 78% 345 -0.49 $94,457
157 U. of Nevada, Reno 85% 25% 1180 73% 317 -0.49 $93,932
158 Trine 55% 19% — — 148 -0.50 $92,933
159 Tennessee Technological 72% 23% 1180 97% 288 -0.50 $95,752
160 Colorado State University - Fort Collins 82% 16% — — 449 -0.51 $92,620
161 Mercer 55% 12% 1260 57% 112 -0.52 $91,234
162 East Carolina 72% 17% 1150 19% 91 -0.52 $91,217
163 Cal Poly - Pomona 42% 12% — — 1,033 -0.52 $92,530
164 U. of Wisconsin - Platteville 70% 29% 1190 28% 345 -0.53 $92,591
165 Syracuse 35% 12% 1350 31% 223 -0.54 $91,296
166 Rutgers University - New Brunswick 55% 21% 1410 55% 825 -0.54 $98,854
167 Chico State 78% 10% — — 166 -0.54 $89,896
168 Widener 72% 14% — 9% 98 -0.54 $92,643
169 U. of North Carolina at Charlotte 78% 24% 1240 40% 453 -0.56 $93,646
170 Cal State Los Angeles 38% 9% — — 236 -0.57 $91,617
171 Florida Institute of Technology 55% 9% 1220 100% 238 -0.57 $93,349
172 Rochester Institute of Technology 55% 16% 1380 49% 436 -0.58 $95,488
173 U. of Rochester 42% 10% 1470 25% 200 -0.58 $94,814
174 Wright State 72% 20% — — 113 -0.58 $95,130
175 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach 55% 26% 1260 77% 478 -0.60 $93,636
176 Texas State 55% 26% 1090 47% 166 -0.60 $98,304
177 Alabama A&M 38% 14% 930 94% 64 -0.61 $94,760
178 U. of Texas at Tyler 72% 23% 1110 48% 131 -0.61 $89,932
179 Tufts 10% 23% 1510 59% 217 -0.61 $94,305
180 Oregon State 75% 18% 1270 14% 945 -0.61 $91,958
181 Florida International 42% 20% 1170 100% 642 -0.63 $94,565
182 Northern Illinois 52% 12% — — 195 -0.65 $92,248
183 Valparaiso 70% 10% 1170 35% 89 -0.66 $89,936
184 U. of Texas at El Paso 95% 27% 970 56% 410 -0.68 $91,951
185 Grand Valley State 80% 18% 1060 57% 123 -0.68 $91,211
186 Stony Brook 48% 15% 1410 37% 342 -0.68 $94,656
187 U. of Massachusetts - Lowell 72% 18% 1280 29% 517 -0.68 $92,572
188 U. of Memphis 72% 18% 1050 94% 172 -0.69 $91,527
189 Baylor 52% 12% 1300 50% 110 -0.70 $91,057
190 Temple 55% 15% — — 186 -0.70 $91,566
191 U. of Wyoming 95% 23% — — 168 -0.70 $90,587
192 Kennesaw State 70% 36% 1110 55% 554 -0.70 $91,409
193 Wentworth Institute of Technology 72% 20% 1210 31% 284 -0.71 $90,593
194 U. of Maryland, Baltimore County 45% 22% 1330 30% 179 -0.72 $93,022
195 San Francisco State 55% 8% — — 201 -0.73 $90,287
196 U. of Texas at San Antonio 55% 21% 1110 68% 444 -0.73 $89,573
197 James Madison 55% 18% 1250 17% 69 -0.75 $87,339
198 U. of New Hampshire 78% 14% 1210 25% 209 -0.75 $89,007
199 Old Dominion 75% 20% 1190 15% 190 -0.75 $90,831
200 Illinois Institute of Technology 55% 8% 1310 38% 244 -0.77 $91,578
201 Minnesota State University, Mankato 62% 29% — 6% 121 -0.77 $87,279
202 U. of Minnesota - Duluth 72% 22% 1270 41% 250 -0.77 $90,379
203 Bradley 68% 11% — — 158 -0.77 $89,913
204 U. of Nevada, Las Vegas 82% 35% 1130 74% 239 -0.78 $87,992
205 U. of Rhode Island 70% 15% 1150 27% 316 -0.78 $89,581
206 North Carolina A&T State 42% 15% 1100 39% 349 -0.81 $90,158
207 New York University 9% 32% 1520 38% 262 -0.83 $92,305
208 Portland State 80% 17% — 1% 183 -0.84 $90,436
209 U. of San Diego 54% 12% — — 107 -0.85 $94,092
210 Northern Arizona 78% 15% — — 175 -0.86 $89,536
211 Saint Cloud State 85% 16% 1140 23% 71 -0.87 $92,167
212 Florida State 20% 30% 1340 100% 403 -0.87 $89,475
213 U. of Massachusetts - Amherst 60% 18% 1410 25% 510 -0.88 $91,830
214 U. of Vermont 73% 16% 1360 39% 193 -0.89 $84,265
215 U. of Illinois Chicago 55% 21% 1240 35% 531 -0.89 $89,240
216 U. of North Texas 72% 24% 1100 52% 195 -0.90 $94,410
217 U. of Colorado Colorado Springs 72% 12% 1110 40% 97 -0.90 $89,717
218 Texas A&M University - Kingsville 72% 16% — 1% 147 -0.91 $89,369
219 Fresno State 65% 16% — — 162 -0.92 $88,398
220 Cleveland State 72% 15% — — 186 -0.93 $89,887
221 Youngstown State 72% 29% 1120 60% 106 -0.94 $89,993
222 Cal State Sacramento 72% 15% — — 433 -0.95 $87,890
223 Cal State Long Beach 28% 16% — — 770 -0.95 $89,300
224 U. of Hawaii at Manoa 88% 20% — 4% 228 -0.97 $89,103
225 U. of South Florida 35% 23% 1230 100% 538 -0.98 $89,690
226 Cal State Fullerton 52% 14% — — 310 -0.99 $88,274
227 U. of Maine 85% 15% — — 228 -0.99 $88,419
228 Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville 72% 16% 1070 47% 173 -1.01 $86,170
229 Georgia Southern 72% 27% 1060 53% 267 -1.02 $87,996
230 U. of Portland 55% 10% — 9% 79 -1.02 $87,290
231 San Diego State 37% 20% — — 635 -1.04 $86,334
232 Clarkson 55% 9% 1290 62% 314 -1.05 $86,825
233 U. of Central Florida 43% 28% 1270 99% 1,203 -1.08 $87,651
234 U. of Miami 17% 15% 1400 52% 141 -1.12 $84,945
235 LeTourneau 55% 21% 1160 100% 101 -1.15 $85,109
236 New Jersey Institute of Technology 55% 17% 1330 49% 597 -1.15 $86,300
237 Binghamton 37% 16% 1420 53% 328 -1.18 $88,006
238 Florida Atlantic 52% 16% 1120 99% 219 -1.20 $85,770
239 California Baptist 68% 23% — — 112 -1.22 $83,491
240 Washington State 75% 19% — — 509 -1.22 $85,911
241 Virginia Commonwealth 72% 21% 1140 37% 213 -1.24 $86,086
242 Western Kentucky 85% 30% — 6% 95 -1.25 $86,153
243 U. of California, Riverside 86% 12% — — 390 -1.28 $85,758
244 Florida Gulf Coast 55% 17% 1120 100% 75 -1.31 $78,607
245 CUNY City 42% 12% 1250 11% 293 -1.31 $84,639
246 U. of North Florida 55% 16% 1170 100% 139 -1.31 $83,099
247 Morgan State 42% 12% 960 25% 84 -1.36 $88,414
248 Virginia Military Institute 42% 32% — 7% 84 -1.37 $81,311
249 Rowan 55% 23% 1210 29% 309 -1.44 $83,345
250 University at Buffalo 81% 14% 1290 31% 695 -1.54 $81,307
251 U. of Texas Rio Grande Valley 72% 32% 980 50% 388 -1.56 $81,947
252 Gonzaga 80% 17% 1280 29% 94 -1.61 $80,268
253 U. of Massachusetts - Dartmouth 72% 13% 1160 11% 117 -1.80 $79,790
254 U. of California, Merced 97% 7% — — 200 -1.96 $75,773
255 Eastern Washington 82% 21% — — 71 -2.16 $75,510