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Professional ROI

Ranked by best return on investment

# University Accept RD Yield SAT Submit % Degrees Earn z Earnings ROI Employ
1 Chico State 78% 10% — — 109 +2.70 $127,124 99 96%
2 Cal State Maritime Academy 99% 20% — — 126 +1.81 $121,041 99 97%
3 Washington State 75% 19% — — 55 +1.84 $116,586 99 100%
4 Massachusetts Maritime Academy 72% 38% — — 56 +0.47 $110,804 99 96%
5 United States Merchant Marine Academy 32% 64% 1210 100% 94 -0.20 $101,017 99 92%
6 U. of Florida 23% 42% 1400 100% 85 +1.55 $112,831 99 100%
7 Boise State 76% 23% — — 69 +1.42 $111,191 99 100%
8 Cal State Long Beach 28% 16% — — 72 +1.60 $112,221 99 98%
9 Georgia Southern 72% 27% 1060 53% 106 +0.66 $101,493 98 91%
10 Cal Poly - Pomona 42% 12% — — 106 +1.12 $98,916 98 97%
11 Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo 30% 25% — — 173 +1.46 $108,207 98 100%
12 Brigham Young 35% 76% 1360 58% 76 +0.03 $92,069 97 97%
13 Wentworth Institute of Technology 72% 20% 1210 31% 111 +0.80 $103,212 97 100%
14 Colorado State University - Fort Collins 82% 16% — — 147 +0.66 $100,379 97 99%
15 Northern Arizona 78% 15% — — 52 +0.40 $98,073 97 97%
16 Oregon State 75% 18% 1270 14% 80 +0.75 $103,632 97 97%
17 Brigham Young University - Idaho 97% 25% 1090 46% 167 +0.34 $90,688 97 99%
18 U. of North Florida 77% 16% 1170 100% 83 -0.09 $91,779 97 94%
19 Maine Maritime Academy 54% 30% 1180 35% 77 +0.34 $100,290 96 100%
20 U. of Texas at San Antonio 91% 21% 1110 68% 88 -0.01 $92,856 96 90%
21 Utah State 93% 21% 1180 85% 74 +1.93 $97,884 96 100%
22 Virginia Tech 55% 23% 1360 50% 180 +0.44 $97,114 96 97%
23 U. of North Dakota 82% 34% — — 381 +1.33 $91,399 96 99%
24 Louisiana State 71% 23% 1260 47% 229 +0.24 $96,044 96 98%
25 San Jose State 50% 14% — — 162 +0.84 $88,602 95 95%
26 Weber State 100% — — — 86 +0.48 $90,355 95 97%
27 Central Connecticut State 58% 20% 1080 21% 102 +0.10 $87,424 95 97%
28 Missouri State University - Springfield 72% 24% 1140 78% 64 -0.27 $89,158 95 100%
29 Central Washington 85% 19% — — 139 +0.94 $91,600 95 95%
30 Texas State 70% 26% 1090 47% 167 +0.09 $91,472 95 99%
31 Fresno State 65% 16% — — 82 +0.22 $92,931 95 99%
32 Ferris State 85% 15% 1010 66% 292 +0.35 $87,426 95 97%
33 Michigan State 83% 18% 1270 46% 185 +1.33 $97,229 94 97%
34 U. of Nebraska, Lincoln 80% 30% 1210 89% 90 -0.17 $90,832 94 98%
35 Utah Valley 100% — — — 326 +0.81 $87,418 94 94%
36 U. of Wisconsin - Platteville 88% 29% 1190 28% 147 -0.07 $85,930 94 98%
37 U. of Oklahoma - Norman 72% 25% 1240 63% 103 +0.62 $89,997 94 98%
38 U. of Houston 66% 25% 1250 59% 282 +0.08 $88,280 94 98%
39 U. of Wisconsin - Stout 91% 24% 1100 32% 134 +0.04 $88,281 94 98%
40 Minnesota State University, Mankato 62% 29% — 6% 181 +0.22 $85,659 94 92%
41 U. of Tennessee, Knoxville 48% 27% 1280 100% 55 -0.17 $90,804 94 —
42 Texas A&M University - College Station 52% 35% 1270 100% 772 +0.80 $95,875 94 98%
43 Sam Houston State 97% 20% 1030 58% 91 -0.37 $85,934 94 97%
44 North Dakota State 92% 32% — 2% 67 -0.09 $88,085 94 99%
45 New Jersey Institute of Technology 69% 17% 1330 49% 159 +0.60 $89,574 94 95%
46 Pittsburg State 94% 31% — 3% 164 -0.04 $86,994 93 99%
47 Everglades 95% 66% — — 203 -0.03 $86,939 93 92%
48 U. of Northern Iowa 72% 31% 1150 45% 64 +0.16 $88,514 93 99%
49 Kennesaw State 82% 36% 1110 55% 314 -0.03 $86,081 93 94%
50 Northern Kentucky 85% 35% 1050 78% 55 +0.01 $86,104 93 100%
51 Wayne State 63% 22% 1160 43% 64 +0.53 $91,238 93 100%
52 Illinois State 60% 22% 1100 52% 109 +0.13 $87,802 93 100%
53 Tarleton State 57% 23% 1070 61% 108 -0.03 $87,385 93 98%
54 Eastern Michigan 68% 10% 1040 73% 87 +0.20 $83,602 93 94%
55 Arizona State 88% 22% — — 232 +0.51 $93,551 93 98%
56 Kansas State 95% 27% 1160 87% 174 +0.38 $87,509 92 98%
57 Old Dominion 75% 20% 1190 15% 139 +0.47 $86,205 92 90%
58 SUNY Polytechnic Institute 77% 9% 1190 40% 85 -0.36 $80,283 92 98%
59 Clemson 42% 21% 1320 55% 122 +0.19 $89,792 92 100%
60 Florida International 42% 20% 1170 100% 152 -0.08 $82,347 91 92%
61 South Dakota State 85% 33% 1150 77% 72 -0.40 $80,098 91 —
62 U. of Toledo 80% 18% 1200 34% 60 -0.16 $81,718 91 98%
63 East Carolina 72% 17% 1150 19% 367 +0.19 $83,315 91 96%
64 Louisiana Tech 66% 33% 1200 85% 141 -0.19 $80,823 91 98%
65 Norwich 87% 13% — 3% 173 +1.30 $93,135 91 86%
66 Temple 72% 15% — — 61 -0.27 $86,959 91 98%
67 Purdue University Northwest 76% 18% 1010 75% 61 -0.31 $81,686 91 100%
68 Tennessee Technological 79% 23% 1180 97% 59 -0.30 $78,409 91 97%
69 Western Carolina 79% 13% 1180 24% 105 -0.92 $77,114 91 100%
70 Montana State 99% 19% 1170 59% 79 -0.11 $86,100 90 97%
71 U. of Texas at Tyler 72% 23% 1110 48% 52 -0.55 $80,966 90 —
72 Purdue 43% 25% 1350 100% 731 +0.22 $84,661 90 97%
73 Purdue University Fort Wayne 83% 21% 1090 49% 68 -0.20 $80,892 90 96%
74 Western Michigan 83% 13% — — 272 +0.06 $78,233 90 96%
75 U. of North Carolina at Charlotte 78% 24% 1240 40% 161 -0.32 $79,205 89 98%
76 U. of Memphis 72% 18% 1050 94% 52 -0.34 $76,837 89 93%
77 U. of Southern Mississippi 93% 26% — 99% 150 -0.66 $78,183 89 98%
78 Rowan 84% 23% 1210 29% 90 +1.23 $99,456 89 97%
79 U. of Maine 85% 15% — — 103 -0.24 $84,353 89 97%
80 Kent State University at Kent 82% 20% 1130 60% 127 -0.00 $78,566 89 96%
81 Farmingdale State 73% 26% 1140 21% 298 -0.70 $76,557 88 94%
82 Oklahoma State 68% 26% 1140 85% 220 +0.05 $81,953 88 96%
83 Morehead State 72% 18% — 1% 56 -0.65 $74,847 88 100%
84 U. of Colorado Boulder 71% 14% 1330 24% 63 +0.27 $84,212 88 —
85 Rochester Institute of Technology 71% 9% 1380 49% 269 +0.62 $89,054 88 97%
86 Middle Georgia State 99% 26% 1070 25% 132 -0.38 $73,547 88 95%
87 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach 72% 26% 1260 77% 593 +0.56 $83,165 87 94%
88 U. of Akron 85% 18% 1050 78% 120 -0.70 $77,023 87 97%
89 Southern Illinois University - Carbondale 72% 18% 1030 45% 307 -0.56 $72,567 87 95%
90 Bowling Green State 82% 20% 1100 82% 158 -0.34 $75,421 86 97%
91 Southern Utah 85% 12% — — 84 -0.57 $74,939 86 100%
92 U. of North Texas 81% 24% 1100 52% 119 -0.51 $74,455 86 96%
93 Appalachian State 65% 18% 1200 32% 188 -1.26 $74,841 85 99%
94 Western Kentucky 85% 30% — 6% 74 -0.97 $75,809 85 100%
95 Lewis 71% 15% 1080 28% 113 +0.15 $78,762 85 97%
96 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott 74% 23% 1250 54% 281 +0.46 $81,226 85 95%
97 Fairmont State 82% 33% 940 100% 74 -0.47 $72,990 85 96%
98 U. of Nebraska at Omaha 87% 28% — 69% 72 +0.74 $80,655 85 94%
99 Mercyhurst 82% 20% — — 59 +0.50 $80,168 84 98%
100 Metropolitan State University of Denver 80% 12% 1000 22% 195 -0.48 $75,690 84 96%
101 Eastern Kentucky 78% 19% 980 98% 116 -0.24 $72,806 84 98%
102 Ohio State 49% 21% 1370 67% 97 +0.22 $79,569 83 92%
103 Florida Institute of Technology 66% 9% 1220 100% 117 +0.05 $78,605 83 93%
104 Millersville University of Pennsylvania 72% 18% 1120 18% 73 -0.83 $70,979 83 97%
105 Indiana State 85% 14% — — 251 -0.95 $73,044 83 98%
106 LeTourneau 54% 21% 1160 100% 93 -0.11 $76,613 83 98%
107 Cal State Los Angeles 38% 9% — — 104 -0.87 $66,069 82 94%
108 Mississippi State 60% 20% 1220 91% 132 -1.09 $73,460 82 98%
109 Savannah College of Art and Design 83% 25% 1150 28% 309 -0.98 $76,035 81 —
110 Indiana University - Indianapolis 84% 24% 1130 37% 104 -0.77 $77,063 81 98%
111 Middle Tennessee State 78% 30% 1120 99% 520 -0.64 $72,826 80 94%
112 Murray State 72% 17% 1060 100% 68 -0.45 $79,542 79 99%
113 U. of Central Missouri 64% 29% — 68% 117 -0.65 $75,686 77 95%
114 U. of Dubuque 76% 23% 1100 47% 61 -0.32 $73,760 76 90%
115 Jacksonville 42% 16% 1190 41% 60 -0.41 $72,813 76 96%
116 Savannah State 83% 15% — — 53 -1.14 $66,692 75 93%
117 U. of New Haven 72% 10% 1160 26% 56 +0.26 $71,743 74 100%
118 North Carolina A&T State 42% 15% 1100 39% 64 -1.48 $66,407 66 93%
119 U. of Arizona 85% 18% 1280 29% 88 -0.86 $65,466 65 96%
120 Citadel Military College of South Carolina 23% 91% 1190 17% 74 -0.84 $61,425 57 96%
121 Auburn 47% 24% 1330 90% 220 -2.61 $51,947 34 100%
122 Coastal Carolina 79% 17% 1130 31% 67 -1.70 $49,288 33 98%