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Physical Sciences & Math ROI

Ranked by best return on investment

# University Accept RD Yield SAT Submit % Degrees Earn z Earnings ROI Employ
1 MIT 5% 85% 1550 100% 216 +4.41 $179,452 99 93%
2 SUNY Maritime 72% 30% 1200 32% 137 +4.00 $101,578 98 98%
3 Brigham Young 35% 76% 1360 58% 278 +0.34 $99,900 97 94%
4 Stevens Institute of Technology 51% 16% 1420 40% 87 +1.14 $134,538 97 100%
5 Northwestern 7% 35% 1540 69% 89 +2.67 $126,297 97 96%
6 Harvard 3% 84% 1540 73% 322 +2.19 $156,753 96 95%
7 New York University 9% 32% 1520 38% 328 +1.09 $127,902 96 92%
8 Carnegie Mellon 11% 38% 1530 84% 282 +1.59 $132,468 95 95%
9 Fordham 47% 8% 1400 24% 318 +0.10 $107,813 95 96%
10 Johns Hopkins 6% 29% 1550 77% 89 +2.37 $121,174 95 96%
11 U. of Pennsylvania 5% 50% 1540 67% 290 +3.61 $211,940 95 99%
12 Caltech 4% 51% 1550 100% 52 +2.14 $122,318 94 —
13 Cal State East Bay 75% 7% — — 54 +0.38 $93,372 94 92%
14 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 67% 11% 1440 60% 102 +1.54 $105,140 94 96%
15 Brown 5% 49% 1540 85% 276 +1.05 $124,931 94 92%
16 U. of California, Santa Barbara 38% 14% — — 864 +0.49 $100,770 93 91%
17 U. of Maryland, College Park 45% 22% 1460 49% 332 +1.01 $95,334 93 96%
18 San Francisco State 93% 8% — — 82 +0.37 $83,186 93 97%
19 Georgetown 14% 44% 1470 100% 56 +1.78 $117,442 93 94%
20 San Jose State 50% 14% — — 144 +0.29 $85,173 92 —
21 U. of Chicago 5% 73% 1540 76% 270 +1.87 $123,887 92 91%
22 College of New Jersey 38% 16% 1240 42% 93 +0.56 $80,964 91 95%
23 Binghamton 37% 16% 1420 53% 182 +0.65 $85,011 91 94%
24 Rutgers University - New Brunswick 68% 21% 1410 55% 268 +0.36 $86,060 91 97%
25 Yale 4% 55% 1520 98% 177 +1.71 $125,182 90 —
26 U. of California, Berkeley 11% 46% — — 644 +0.69 $106,077 90 91%
27 UCLA 9% 48% — — 948 +0.00 $90,004 90 92%
28 Cal State Fullerton 52% 14% — — 113 +0.30 $75,916 89 98%
29 CUNY Brooklyn 52% 10% — 9% 61 +0.29 $74,947 89 95%
30 College of the Holy Cross 20% 28% 1320 45% 74 +1.47 $94,388 89 88%
31 CUNY Queens 52% 12% — 7% 60 -0.21 $73,244 89 88%
32 Georgia Tech 13% 47% 1460 100% 189 +0.78 $94,070 89 98%
33 U. of Maryland, Baltimore County 45% 22% 1330 30% 95 +0.04 $82,226 89 90%
34 U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 17% 45% 1460 69% 384 +0.38 $98,231 88 95%
35 U. of Rochester 41% 10% 1470 25% 181 +0.65 $99,836 88 100%
36 U. of Notre Dame 9% 62% 1500 59% 129 +0.64 $107,531 88 96%
37 CUNY Hunter 28% 16% 1260 11% 142 -0.02 $72,827 88 92%
38 Stony Brook 48% 15% 1410 37% 449 -0.29 $80,929 88 90%
39 Weber State 100% — — — 52 -0.20 $75,731 88 93%
40 U. of Washington 42% 23% 1410 24% 587 +0.30 $90,563 87 90%
41 James Madison 86% 18% 1250 17% 153 +0.15 $84,779 87 96%
42 U. of Massachusetts - Amherst 60% 18% 1410 25% 270 +0.28 $81,534 87 94%
43 Cal State San Marcos 78% 13% — — 53 -0.06 $72,288 87 100%
44 Northeastern 24% 35% 1490 31% 143 +0.94 $93,757 87 95%
45 Brigham Young University - Idaho 97% 25% 1090 46% 91 -0.53 $69,910 87 94%
46 Utah State 93% 21% 1180 85% 97 -0.08 $77,465 87 95%
47 Towson 88% 18% 1100 18% 89 +0.56 $77,459 86 92%
48 U. of California, Davis 44% 16% — — 467 +0.13 $90,421 86 93%
49 U. of Minnesota - Duluth 80% 22% 1270 41% 63 +0.24 $73,110 86 98%
50 Colorado State University - Fort Collins 82% 16% — — 125 +0.46 $77,413 85 91%
51 Utah Valley 100% — — — 59 -0.40 $73,216 85 —
52 Kennesaw State 82% 36% 1110 55% 71 -0.07 $70,778 85 90%
53 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach 72% 26% 1260 77% 63 +0.07 $80,315 85 93%
54 Cal State Northridge 88% 18% — — 84 -0.02 $69,313 85 92%
55 U. of Wisconsin - Madison 41% 29% 1450 44% 313 +0.28 $87,021 84 95%
56 U. of Massachusetts - Lowell 85% 18% 1280 29% 84 +0.23 $75,819 84 100%
57 Princeton 4% 75% 1540 80% 92 +1.53 $103,837 84 —
58 Northern Illinois 52% 12% — — 72 -0.21 $68,110 84 94%
59 U. of Arizona 85% 18% 1280 29% 237 +0.51 $81,067 84 96%
60 Sonoma State 82% 8% — — 59 -0.19 $68,942 84 95%
61 Tufts 10% 23% 1510 59% 74 +1.69 $118,655 84 95%
62 Stanford 4% 80% 1550 77% 169 +1.53 $116,463 84 —
63 Duquesne 84% 13% 1260 24% 75 -0.52 $82,277 83 95%
64 Cal Poly - Pomona 42% 12% — — 199 -0.20 $67,580 83 94%
65 Florida State 20% 30% 1340 100% 168 -0.33 $69,581 83 97%
66 U. of Washington - Bothell 86% 24% 1190 17% 60 +0.37 $82,541 83 89%
67 U. of Delaware 72% 16% 1280 22% 98 +0.45 $79,248 83 100%
68 Dartmouth 6% 55% 1500 100% 125 +1.82 $124,892 83 100%
69 Cal State Stanislaus 85% 18% — — 53 -0.11 $68,889 83 97%
70 SUNY College at Geneseo 74% 10% — 5% 63 -0.26 $69,617 83 94%
71 William & Mary 34% 17% 1460 59% 143 +0.75 $88,003 83 96%
72 U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 37% 29% 1410 64% 651 +0.01 $82,395 83 91%
73 Cal State Sacramento 72% 15% — — 105 +0.01 $68,157 83 92%
74 Columbia 4% 41% 1540 63% 207 +0.74 $107,829 83 94%
75 Cal State Long Beach 28% 16% — — 160 -0.09 $69,285 83 91%
76 San Diego State 37% 20% — — 143 -0.46 $68,662 83 96%
77 U. of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 89% 23% 1040 66% 55 +0.10 $72,629 83 95%
78 U. of Memphis 72% 18% 1050 94% 52 +0.38 $70,241 83 99%
79 U. of Houston 66% 25% 1250 59% 138 +0.11 $70,953 82 91%
80 Amherst 8% 27% 1510 56% 78 +1.18 $103,696 82 91%
81 U. of New Hampshire 78% 14% 1210 25% 57 -0.00 $77,852 82 100%
82 Rowan 84% 23% 1210 29% 74 -0.01 $71,054 82 97%
83 Boston College 13% 24% 1490 45% 51 +1.01 $96,049 82 95%
84 U. of Connecticut 54% 15% 1320 41% 245 -0.35 $79,602 82 99%
85 U. of Texas at Austin 22% 47% 1380 74% 549 +0.25 $80,658 81 93%
86 Arizona State 88% 22% — — 279 -0.20 $74,621 81 94%
87 U. of Minnesota - Twin Cities 65% 22% 1400 41% 338 -0.19 $75,591 81 94%
88 Ohio 72% 19% 1190 44% 77 +0.16 $69,934 80 96%
89 U. of Central Florida 43% 28% 1270 99% 175 -0.63 $68,910 80 99%
90 Portland State 80% 17% — 1% 77 +0.07 $71,922 80 91%
91 Texas A&M University - College Station 52% 35% 1270 100% 395 +0.13 $79,442 80 95%
92 Wake Forest 18% 36% 1460 48% 69 +0.69 $94,276 80 92%
93 Lehigh 29% 12% 1430 43% 50 +0.82 $86,385 80 90%
94 Pennsylvania State 55% 17% 1330 36% 523 +0.38 $79,425 80 93%
95 Williams 7% 29% 1520 61% 79 +1.09 $104,353 80 89%
96 Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo 30% 25% — — 225 +0.12 $79,950 80 97%
97 U. of Florida 23% 42% 1400 100% 457 -0.32 $73,975 80 92%
98 Cal State Channel Islands 80% 6% — — 61 -0.72 $64,329 79 99%
99 U. of South Florida 35% 23% 1230 100% 213 -0.63 $65,434 79 95%
100 Virginia Tech 55% 23% 1360 50% 340 +0.13 $71,671 79 92%
101 U. of Missouri - Kansas City 76% 29% 1420 57% 78 +0.08 $71,255 79 95%
102 U. of Cincinnati 85% 22% 1260 41% 113 -0.20 $71,438 79 96%
103 Ohio State 49% 21% 1370 67% 357 -0.04 $81,906 79 94%
104 U. of California, Irvine 29% 19% — — 445 +0.35 $76,786 79 92%
105 U. of Utah 82% 25% 1280 48% 200 -0.22 $72,116 79 92%
106 U. of Virginia 12% 30% 1470 60% 313 +0.41 $92,110 79 95%
107 Washington State 75% 19% — — 211 -0.06 $67,554 79 96%
108 West Chester University of Pennsylvania 52% 22% 1180 15% 79 -0.26 $66,811 79 97%
109 Vanderbilt 4% 51% 1530 52% 68 +1.63 $105,569 79 90%
110 Bridgewater State 86% 19% — 9% 68 -0.28 $66,693 79 97%
111 Cal State San Bernardino 85% 15% — — 151 -0.50 $63,122 79 95%
112 Temple 72% 15% — — 89 -0.15 $75,057 78 93%
113 Rochester Institute of Technology 71% 9% 1380 49% 92 -0.39 $80,571 78 96%
114 North Carolina State 40% 32% 1380 47% 269 -0.23 $74,731 78 97%
115 U. of California, San Diego 29% 20% — — 621 +0.25 $78,840 78 89%
116 Montclair State 72% 18% — 9% 61 -0.10 $66,240 78 98%
117 Texas State 70% 26% 1090 47% 84 -0.50 $70,147 77 99%
118 Rice 8% 27% 1530 83% 109 +0.41 $94,780 77 89%
119 Central Michigan 68% 11% 1080 68% 52 -0.58 $65,787 77 96%
120 CUNY Lehman 58% 12% — 4% 51 -0.79 $60,617 77 100%
121 Duke 5% 44% 1540 75% 124 +0.55 $107,035 77 94%
122 U. of Southern California 12% 43% 1500 42% 207 -0.34 $87,413 77 86%
123 Washington University in St Louis 12% 23% 1530 57% 79 +0.79 $89,249 77 100%
124 U. of Vermont 73% 14% 1360 39% 61 -0.19 $76,450 77 100%
125 Southern Methodist 48% 15% 1410 25% 70 +0.11 $93,411 77 94%
126 Cornell 8% 50% 1530 56% 201 +1.52 $116,917 77 94%
127 U. of Nebraska, Lincoln 80% 30% 1210 89% 74 -0.27 $69,337 77 99%
128 George Mason 72% 19% 1260 21% 103 -0.01 $76,693 77 94%
129 Louisiana State 71% 23% 1260 47% 142 +0.25 $69,969 76 94%
130 U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor 16% 45% 1450 69% 395 +0.40 $92,125 76 94%
131 Villanova 30% 15% 1450 28% 124 +0.26 $85,947 76 97%
132 Florida Institute of Technology 66% 9% 1220 100% 51 -0.04 $72,607 76 —
133 Clemson 42% 21% 1320 55% 92 -0.01 $74,470 76 97%
134 Western Washington 80% 23% 1270 11% 161 -0.15 $66,952 76 96%
135 Middlebury 13% 20% 1500 49% 59 +0.79 $93,758 76 —
136 Florida International 42% 20% 1170 100% 277 -0.19 $62,506 75 94%
137 U. of Texas Rio Grande Valley 72% 32% 980 50% 96 -0.59 $62,888 75 98%
138 University at Buffalo 70% 14% 1290 31% 180 -0.46 $66,829 75 95%
139 U. of Wisconsin - Eau Claire 77% 28% 1200 44% 81 -0.38 $66,278 75 95%
140 U. of Iowa 83% 22% 1230 76% 150 -0.32 $74,143 75 100%
141 Oregon State 75% 18% 1270 14% 167 +0.22 $70,547 74 94%
142 U. of Georgia 30% 38% 1370 99% 152 -0.46 $69,859 74 91%
143 U. of Nebraska at Omaha 87% 28% — 69% 59 -0.41 $66,817 74 86%
144 Brandeis 45% 11% 1450 40% 56 +0.01 $83,507 74 94%
145 U. of Alabama in Huntsville 74% 23% 1310 61% 86 -0.38 $67,234 74 —
146 Indiana 76% 18% 1280 56% 120 -0.03 $73,113 74 92%
147 U. of North Texas 81% 24% 1100 52% 94 -0.70 $63,091 74 90%
148 U. of North Carolina at Charlotte 78% 24% 1240 40% 194 -0.30 $66,461 74 93%
149 Bowdoin 7% 33% 1500 52% 68 +1.59 $108,789 74 95%
150 Texas Tech 69% 27% 1190 44% 110 -0.30 $65,725 74 93%
151 Fresno State 65% 16% — — 79 -0.97 $60,530 74 96%
152 U. of Wyoming 95% 23% — — 63 +0.06 $66,985 74 98%
153 Davidson 13% 22% 1450 49% 62 +0.54 $86,193 73 —
154 Missouri State University - Springfield 72% 24% 1140 78% 50 -0.58 $62,821 73 95%
155 East Carolina 72% 17% 1150 19% 53 -0.12 $64,104 73 94%
156 Illinois State 60% 22% 1100 52% 125 -0.32 $65,785 73 96%
157 Metropolitan State University of Denver 80% 12% 1000 22% 60 -0.49 $65,875 73 93%
158 Saint Olaf 45% 21% 1380 40% 93 +0.07 $78,439 72 95%
159 U. of Pittsburgh 59% 13% 1370 50% 236 -0.15 $72,245 72 96%
160 U. of Oklahoma - Norman 72% 25% 1240 63% 142 +0.04 $67,821 72 94%
161 U. of North Georgia 81% 45% 1100 55% 57 -0.94 $59,851 72 94%
162 U. of Colorado Boulder 71% 14% 1330 24% 269 -0.46 $72,308 72 92%
163 Pomona 7% 29% 1520 49% 54 +0.16 $77,463 71 94%
164 Iowa State 85% 29% 1240 59% 148 -0.50 $67,231 71 96%
165 Kean 68% 18% — 1% 53 -0.75 $59,660 71 95%
166 Kent State University at Kent 82% 20% 1130 60% 81 -0.37 $65,758 71 94%
167 West Virginia 85% 25% 1110 82% 74 -0.40 $67,942 71 97%
168 U. of Nevada, Reno 85% 25% 1180 73% 97 -0.53 $64,798 71 98%
169 East Tennessee State 78% 24% 1090 83% 55 -0.64 $59,080 71 98%
170 Gustavus Adolphus 73% 15% 1260 42% 52 +0.20 $76,675 70 96%
171 Georgia State 58% 22% 1060 45% 122 -0.50 $62,020 70 94%
172 U. of California, Merced 97% 7% — — 73 -0.35 $71,061 70 100%
173 Cal State Los Angeles 38% 9% — — 52 -1.08 $58,587 70 97%
174 Bowling Green State 82% 20% 1100 82% 75 -0.64 $61,513 70 97%
175 Northern Arizona 78% 15% — — 105 -0.54 $63,303 69 94%
176 Wellesley 14% 30% 1510 61% 60 +0.47 $84,502 69 —
177 U. of Kansas 88% 25% 1190 64% 90 -0.46 $64,683 69 99%
178 U. of Northern Colorado 72% 13% 1070 25% 63 -0.55 $61,573 69 94%
179 Syracuse 35% 12% 1350 31% 62 +0.04 $77,483 69 98%
180 Auburn 47% 24% 1330 90% 62 -0.52 $67,763 68 98%
181 Central Washington 85% 19% — — 50 -0.92 $61,025 68 97%
182 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania 80% 33% 1080 22% 60 -0.76 $56,757 68 95%
183 U. of Alabama 75% 18% 1280 58% 131 -0.29 $65,798 68 92%
184 Missouri University of Science and Technology 72% 21% 1300 91% 56 -0.69 $64,930 68 93%
185 Western Carolina 79% 13% 1180 24% 85 -0.92 $55,418 68 100%
186 Haverford 13% 25% 1490 54% 81 +0.49 $84,932 67 —
187 U. of Missouri 77% 31% 1240 76% 191 -0.46 $67,486 67 98%
188 University at Albany 68% 13% — — 85 -0.41 $61,210 67 96%
189 U. of Texas at Arlington 72% 24% 1130 82% 70 -0.55 $63,925 67 96%
190 Carleton 22% 21% 1500 64% 88 +0.29 $85,037 67 100%
191 U. of Texas at Dallas 72% 19% 1280 93% 108 -0.41 $66,514 67 96%
192 Grand Valley State 80% 18% 1060 57% 107 -0.81 $60,857 67 95%
193 Virginia Commonwealth 72% 21% 1140 37% 134 -0.38 $65,200 67 94%
194 U. of Houston - Downtown 72% 15% 1020 45% 55 -0.87 $57,103 67 95%
195 Columbia College Chicago 76% 15% — — 51 -1.20 $62,929 67 —
196 Northern Michigan 71% 15% — — 64 -0.82 $58,319 67 —
197 Sam Houston State 97% 20% 1030 58% 78 -0.96 $57,176 66 92%
198 U. of Arkansas 75% 29% 1130 100% 88 -0.53 $63,678 66 99%
199 U. of Hawaii at Manoa 88% 20% — 4% 59 -0.57 $61,180 65 81%
200 U. of South Carolina 55% 23% 1270 44% 134 -0.32 $69,171 65 98%
201 Appalachian State 65% 18% 1200 32% 132 -0.77 $60,009 65 93%
202 U. of California, Santa Cruz 73% 9% — — 322 -0.52 $69,994 65 90%
203 U. of Texas at San Antonio 91% 21% 1110 68% 86 -1.03 $60,028 65 93%
204 U. of Oregon 78% 14% 1240 13% 81 -0.39 $67,696 65 95%
205 U. of Miami 17% 15% 1400 52% 61 +0.17 $75,447 64 —
206 Millersville University of Pennsylvania 72% 18% 1120 18% 61 -0.55 $57,858 64 96%
207 U. of New Mexico 60% 30% 1030 56% 70 -0.68 $64,156 64 88%
208 Vassar 21% 15% 1490 46% 61 -0.06 $75,074 63 90%
209 Miami University - Ohio 74% 13% 1300 32% 115 -0.58 $70,089 63 99%
210 Murray State 72% 17% 1060 100% 51 -0.47 $58,368 63 98%
211 Oklahoma State 68% 26% 1140 85% 68 -0.76 $62,781 63 100%
212 U. of Alabama at Birmingham 72% 20% 1330 47% 71 -0.85 $58,444 62 91%
213 Michigan State 83% 18% 1270 46% 207 -0.68 $69,680 62 93%
214 U. of Kentucky 90% 22% 1180 57% 63 -0.57 $62,655 62 99%
215 Wayne State 63% 22% 1160 43% 99 -0.84 $62,096 62 90%
216 Purdue 43% 25% 1350 100% 267 -0.69 $62,468 62 97%
217 Boston University 11% 20% 1470 43% 172 -0.35 $74,935 61 88%
218 Boise State 76% 23% — — 92 -0.65 $60,464 61 95%
219 Case Western Reserve 35% 10% 1480 69% 86 -0.21 $78,482 60 89%
220 U. of Illinois Chicago 79% 21% 1240 35% 153 -0.79 $59,188 60 95%
221 U. of North Carolina Wilmington 42% 21% 1290 17% 94 -0.83 $57,483 59 98%
222 Florida Atlantic 52% 16% 1120 99% 100 -1.25 $52,440 59 88%
223 U. of California, Riverside 86% 12% — — 268 -0.70 $64,107 59 94%
224 U. of Texas at El Paso 95% 27% 970 56% 63 -1.18 $56,173 58 97%
225 Emory 12% 9% 1500 68% 166 -0.13 $74,816 58 89%
226 Stockton 85% 16% 1130 26% 77 -0.95 $57,969 58 96%
227 Middle Tennessee State 78% 30% 1120 99% 67 -0.72 $59,156 58 92%
228 Cal Poly - Humboldt 82% 6% — — 53 -1.32 $51,679 57 95%
229 U. of Rhode Island 76% 15% 1150 27% 66 -0.84 $61,224 57 95%
230 Baylor 52% 12% 1300 50% 57 -0.37 $69,922 56 95%
231 Mississippi State 60% 20% 1220 91% 120 -0.65 $58,091 54 95%
232 College of Charleston 73% 10% 1220 29% 56 -0.61 $60,181 54 96%
233 Montana State 99% 19% 1170 59% 122 -0.76 $59,625 53 94%
234 U. of Maine 85% 15% — — 99 -0.52 $58,487 52 100%
235 U. of Tennessee, Knoxville 48% 27% 1280 100% 99 -1.00 $59,707 52 95%
236 California State University, Monterey Bay 82% 10% — — 123 -1.32 $50,229 51 94%
237 U. of Nevada, Las Vegas 82% 35% 1130 74% 86 -1.14 $55,902 51 90%
238 Indiana University - Indianapolis 84% 24% 1130 37% 70 -0.86 $57,080 49 93%
239 Smith 30% 20% 1480 43% 57 -0.37 $67,839 48 99%