The typical starting salaries for graduates of the 30 best colleges, ranked
30. Wake Forest University
29. Emory University
Starting salary: $56,700
Cost of attendance: $50,590
School ranking: 21 (tie)
28. University of California — Los Angeles
Starting salary: $57,500
Cost of attendance: $13,285
School ranking: 21 (tie)
27. University of Chicago
Starting salary: $58,100
Cost of attendance: $48,759
School ranking: 3
26. New York University
Starting salary: $58,700
Cost of attendance: $51,828
School ranking: 30
25. University of Michigan — Ann Arbor
Starting salary: $59,300
Cost of attendance: $26,243
School ranking: 28
24. University of Southern California
Starting salary: $59,400
Cost of attendance: $55,320
School ranking: 21 (tie)
23. Northwestern University
Starting salary: $59,500
Cost of attendance: $54,120
School ranking: 11 (tie)
22. University of Virginia
Starting salary: $59,500
Cost of attendance: $44,274
School ranking: 25 (tie)
21. Washington University in St. Louis
Starting salary: $60,100
Cost of attendance: $52,400
School ranking: 18 (tie)
20. Tufts University
Starting salary: $60,400
Cost of attendance: $55,172
School ranking: 29
19. Vanderbilt University
Starting salary: $61,100
Cost of attendance: $48,600
School ranking: 14 (tie)
18. Georgetown University
Starting salary: $61,400
Cost of attendance: $53,520
School ranking: 20
17. University of Notre Dame
Starting salary: $62,500
Cost of attendance: $53,391
School ranking: 18
16. Brown University
Starting salary: $63,000
Cost of attendance: $52,231
School ranking: 14
15. Johns Hopkins University
Starting salary: $63,200
Cost of attendance: $48,645
School ranking: 11 (tie)
14. Duke University
Starting salary: $65,300
Cost of attendance: $55,960
School ranking: 9
13. University of California — Berkley
Starting salary: $65,400
Cost of attendance: $14,184
School ranking: 21 (tie)
12. Cornell University
Starting salary: $65,600
Cost of attendance: $54,818
School ranking: 14 (tie)
11. Rice University
Starting salary: $65,700
Cost of attendance: $46,600
School ranking: 14 (tie)
10. Columbia University
Starting salary: $66,000
Cost of attendance: $57,208
School ranking: 5
9. Dartmouth College
Starting salary: $66,300
Cost of attendance: $53,496
School ranking: 11
8. Yale University
Starting salary: $66,800
Cost of attendance: $53,430
School ranking: 3 (tie)
7. University of Pennsylvania
Starting salary: $68,100
Cost of attendance: $49,220
School ranking: 8
6. Harvard University
Starting salary: $69,200
Cost of attendance: $44,990
School ranking: 2
5. Princeton University
Starting salary: $69,800
Cost of attendance: $49,330
School ranking: 1
4. Carnegie Mellon University
Starting salary: $70,900
Cost of attendance: $54,244
School ranking: 25
3. Stanford University
Starting salary: $73,300
Cost of attendance: $49,617
School ranking: 5 (tie)
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Starting salary: $78,800
Cost of attendance: $49,892
School ranking: 5 (tie)
1. California Institute of Technology
Starting salary: $82,000
Cost of attendance: $50,487
School ranking: 10
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