How this list is ranked.

The Best Colleges score 75%, the size of the medical and health professions program 25%.

150 colleges qualify from Spike’s guide of 233. At least 25 bachelor’s degrees a year in the field. Colleges without enough reported data are left out.

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150 colleges

  1. Number 1: University of Florida

    Gainesville, FL · Public · University · 35,629 students

    • 726 grads a year in the field
    • 92% graduate
    • $78k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    24%
    Net price
    $5,969
    SAT median
    1385
  2. Number 2: University of California-Irvine

    Irvine, CA · Public · University · 30,197 students

    • 555 grads a year in the field
    • 87% graduate
    • $83k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    29%
    Net price
    $13,866
  3. Number 3: University of Maryland-College Park

    College Park, MD · Public · University · 30,760 students

    • 483 grads a year in the field
    • 88% graduate
    • $89k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    45%
    Net price
    $14,296
    SAT median
    1420
  4. Number 4: University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, PA · Private · University · 10,650 students

    • 272 grads a year in the field
    • 97% graduate
    • $122k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    5%
    Net price
    $29,577
    SAT median
    1525
  5. Number 5: Ohio State University-Main Campus

    Columbus, OH · Public · University · 45,638 students

    • 1,134 grads a year in the field
    • 87% graduate
    • $67k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    61%
    Net price
    $17,269
    SAT median
    1345
  6. Number 6: Duke University

    Durham, NC · Private · University · 6,442 students

    • 257 grads a year in the field
    • 96% graduate
    • $114k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    6%
    Net price
    $23,706
    SAT median
    1513
  7. Number 7: Rutgers University-New Brunswick

    New Brunswick, NJ · Public · University · 37,751 students

    • 828 grads a year in the field
    • 84% graduate
    • $80k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    58%
    Net price
    $24,897
    SAT median
    1355
  8. Number 8: University of California-Berkeley

    Berkeley, CA · Public · University · 33,068 students

    • 202 grads a year in the field
    • 93% graduate
    • $100k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    11%
    Net price
    $14,538
  9. Number 9: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    Ann Arbor, MI · Public · University · 34,177 students

    • 357 grads a year in the field
    • 93% graduate
    • $93k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    16%
    Net price
    $14,362
  10. Number 10: University of California-San Diego

    La Jolla, CA · Public · University · 34,948 students

    • 338 grads a year in the field
    • 86% graduate
    • $96k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    27%
    Net price
    $14,794
  11. Number 11: The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, TX · Public · University · 42,855 students

    • 561 grads a year in the field
    • 89% graduate
    • $82k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    27%
    Net price
    $18,554
    SAT median
    1365
  12. Number 12: California State University-Fullerton

    Fullerton, CA · Public · University · 38,546 students

    • 861 grads a year in the field
    • 69% graduate
    • $69k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    91%
    Net price
    $5,115
  13. Number 13: University of Washington-Seattle Campus

    Seattle, WA · Public · University · 31,942 students

    • 567 grads a year in the field
    • 85% graduate
    • $83k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    39%
    Net price
    $13,663
  14. Number 14: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Champaign, IL · Public · University · 36,258 students

    • 388 grads a year in the field
    • 86% graduate
    • $88k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    42%
    Net price
    $13,042
    SAT median
    1415
  15. Number 15: Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook, NY · Public · University · 18,101 students

    • 662 grads a year in the field
    • 76% graduate
    • $83k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    49%
    Net price
    $18,902
    SAT median
    1390
  16. Number 16: University of Connecticut

    Storrs, CT · Public · University · 19,835 students

    • 656 grads a year in the field
    • 83% graduate
    • $82k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    52%
    Net price
    $24,342
    SAT median
    1330
  17. Number 17: Texas A&M University-College Station

    College Station, TX · Public · University · 59,615 students

    • 959 grads a year in the field
    • 84% graduate
    • $78k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    57%
    Net price
    $21,527
    SAT median
    1260
  18. Number 18: Florida State University

    Tallahassee, FL · Public · University · 32,212 students

    • 717 grads a year in the field
    • 86% graduate
    • $68k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    24%
    Net price
    $8,605
    SAT median
    1260
  19. Number 19: Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, MD · Private · University · 5,693 students

    • 177 grads a year in the field
    • 94% graduate
    • $105k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    6%
    Net price
    $18,431
  20. Number 20: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, NC · Public · University · 20,752 students

    • 307 grads a year in the field
    • 91% graduate
    • $81k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    15%
    Net price
    $11,305
    SAT median
    1260
  21. Number 21: Drexel University

    Philadelphia, PA · Private · University · 13,233 students

    • 678 grads a year in the field
    • 78% graduate
    • $92k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    79%
    Net price
    $37,529
    SAT median
    1310
  22. Number 22: University of Virginia-Main Campus

    Charlottesville, VA · Public · University · 17,597 students

    • 167 grads a year in the field
    • 95% graduate
    • $96k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    17%
    Net price
    $18,056
    SAT median
    1440
  23. Number 23: San Jose State University

    San Jose, CA · Public · 27,601 students

    • 476 grads a year in the field
    • 68% graduate
    • $83k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    85%
    Net price
    $14,241
  24. Number 24: Florida International University

    Miami, FL · Public · University · 39,508 students

    • 552 grads a year in the field
    • 76% graduate
    • $66k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    55%
    Net price
    $11,462
    SAT median
    1150
  25. Number 25: University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Madison, WI · Public · University · 36,902 students

    • 377 grads a year in the field
    • 90% graduate
    • $80k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    45%
    Net price
    $16,600
    SAT median
    1410
  26. Number 26: University of Central Florida

    Orlando, FL · Public · University · 59,146 students

    • 2,162 grads a year in the field
    • 78% graduate
    • $63k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    40%
    Net price
    $11,516
    SAT median
    1260
  27. Number 27: University of Delaware

    Newark, DE · Public · University · 19,071 students

    • 525 grads a year in the field
    • 79% graduate
    • $84k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    71%
    Net price
    $16,337
    SAT median
    1248
  28. Number 28: University of Missouri-Columbia

    Columbia, MO · Public · University · 23,929 students

    • 998 grads a year in the field
    • 76% graduate
    • $70k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    78%
    Net price
    $21,142
    SAT median
    1240
  29. Number 29: Northwestern University

    Evanston, IL · Private · University · 9,201 students

    • 76 grads a year in the field
    • 96% graduate
    • $104k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    8%
    Net price
    $34,420
    SAT median
    1520
  30. Number 30: University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, IN · Private · University · 8,818 students

    • 85 grads a year in the field
    • 95% graduate
    • $113k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    11%
    Net price
    $25,339
    SAT median
    1480
  31. Number 31: California State University-Long Beach

    Long Beach, CA · Public · University · 35,924 students

    • 611 grads a year in the field
    • 70% graduate
    • $70k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    46%
    Net price
    $9,426
  32. Number 32: James Madison University

    Harrisonburg, VA · Public · University · 20,888 students

    • 841 grads a year in the field
    • 80% graduate
    • $75k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    72%
    Net price
    $23,550
    SAT median
    1225
  33. Number 33: California State University-Sacramento

    Sacramento, CA · Public · 28,350 students

    • 865 grads a year in the field
    • 55% graduate
    • $69k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    94%
    Net price
    $11,186
  34. Number 34: George Mason University

    Fairfax, VA · Public · University · 27,752 students

    • 491 grads a year in the field
    • 67% graduate
    • $80k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    87%
    Net price
    $14,697
    SAT median
    1245
  35. Number 35: Emory University

    Atlanta, GA · Private · University · 7,298 students

    • 153 grads a year in the field
    • 91% graduate
    • $94k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    11%
    Net price
    $16,754
    SAT median
    1480
  36. Number 36: Arizona State University Campus Immersion

    Tempe, AZ · Public · University · 64,674 students

    • 1,048 grads a year in the field
    • 68% graduate
    • $69k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    90%
    Net price
    $14,694
  37. Number 37: University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, CA · Private · University · 20,443 students

    • 125 grads a year in the field
    • 91% graduate
    • $103k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    10%
    Net price
    $33,056
    SAT median
    1475
  38. Number 38: New York University

    New York, NY · Private · University · 28,663 students

    • 521 grads a year in the field
    • 88% graduate
    • $91k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    9%
    Net price
    $35,737
    SAT median
    1510
  39. Number 39: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

    Pittsburgh, PA · Public · University · 20,370 students

    • 617 grads a year in the field
    • 86% graduate
    • $73k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    58%
    Net price
    $29,362
    SAT median
    1360
  40. Number 40: University of Georgia

    Athens, GA · Public · University · 32,137 students

    • 272 grads a year in the field
    • 89% graduate
    • $77k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    38%
    Net price
    $13,636
    SAT median
    1360
  41. Number 41: California State University-Northridge

    Northridge, CA · Public · 32,691 students

    • 667 grads a year in the field
    • 57% graduate
    • $64k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    93%
    Net price
    $6,346
  42. Number 42: The University of Texas at Dallas

    Richardson, TX · Public · University · 21,751 students

    • 396 grads a year in the field
    • 77% graduate
    • $75k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    65%
    Net price
    $15,271
  43. Number 43: University of Portland

    Portland, OR · Private · 2,957 students

    • 267 grads a year in the field
    • 80% graduate
    • $86k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    89%
    Net price
    $28,803
    SAT median
    1263
  44. Number 44: George Washington University

    Washington, DC · Private · University · 11,182 students

    • 459 grads a year in the field
    • 83% graduate
    • $97k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    47%
    Net price
    $35,760
    SAT median
    1400
  45. Number 45: Georgetown University

    Washington, DC · Private · University · 7,569 students

    • 93 grads a year in the field
    • 95% graduate
    • $111k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    13%
    Net price
    $33,661
    SAT median
    1480
  46. Number 46: University of Mississippi

    University, MS · Public · University · 21,473 students

    • 728 grads a year in the field
    • 71% graduate
    • $59k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    97%
    Net price
    $13,752
    SAT median
    1126
  47. Number 47: University of California-Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, CA · Public · University · 33,475 students

    • 49 grads a year in the field
    • 93% graduate
    • $89k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    9%
    Net price
    $14,659
  48. Number 48: San Diego State University

    San Diego, CA · Public · University · 35,377 students

    • 525 grads a year in the field
    • 77% graduate
    • $73k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    36%
    Net price
    $13,243
  49. Number 49: Temple University

    Philadelphia, PA · Public · University · 20,970 students

    • 628 grads a year in the field
    • 74% graduate
    • $71k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    80%
    Net price
    $23,058
  50. Number 50: California State University-Fresno

    Fresno, CA · Public · University · 21,605 students

    • 391 grads a year in the field
    • 58% graduate
    • $63k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    95%
    Net price
    $5,418
  51. Number 51: Purdue University-Main Campus

    West Lafayette, IN · Public · University · 44,503 students

    • 457 grads a year in the field
    • 84% graduate
    • $80k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    50%
    Net price
    $14,851
    SAT median
    1310
  52. Number 52: University of Kentucky

    Lexington, KY · Public · University · 24,763 students

    • 730 grads a year in the field
    • 72% graduate
    • $64k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    93%
    Net price
    $18,868
    SAT median
    1207
  53. Number 53: Cornell University

    Ithaca, NY · Private · University · 15,995 students

    • 33 grads a year in the field
    • 95% graduate
    • $114k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    9%
    Net price
    $33,934
    SAT median
    1505
  54. Number 54: Saint Louis University

    Saint Louis, MO · Private · University · 7,267 students

    • 543 grads a year in the field
    • 79% graduate
    • $76k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    75%
    Net price
    $29,674
    SAT median
    1325
  55. Number 55: Creighton University

    Omaha, NE · Private · University · 4,348 students

    • 351 grads a year in the field
    • 83% graduate
    • $81k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    80%
    Net price
    $32,456
    SAT median
    1250
  56. Number 56: Boston College

    Chestnut Hill, MA · Private · University · 10,085 students

    • 115 grads a year in the field
    • 90% graduate
    • $112k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    16%
    Net price
    $38,930
    SAT median
    1475
  57. Number 57: University of California-Davis

    Davis, CA · Public · University · 32,253 students

    • 57 grads a year in the field
    • 86% graduate
    • $87k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    42%
    Net price
    $14,318
  58. Number 58: University of Houston

    Houston, TX · Public · University · 38,380 students

    • 464 grads a year in the field
    • 65% graduate
    • $68k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    74%
    Net price
    $11,439
    SAT median
    1235
  59. Number 59: University of South Carolina-Columbia

    Columbia, SC · Public · University · 29,820 students

    • 781 grads a year in the field
    • 79% graduate
    • $69k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    60%
    Net price
    $22,197
    SAT median
    1255
  60. Number 60: Michigan State University

    East Lansing, MI · Public · University · 40,922 students

    • 323 grads a year in the field
    • 81% graduate
    • $74k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    85%
    Net price
    $21,322
    SAT median
    1210
  61. Number 61: University of Rochester

    Rochester, NY · Private · University · 6,331 students

    • 237 grads a year in the field
    • 84% graduate
    • $88k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    40%
    Net price
    $34,347
    SAT median
    1445
  62. Number 62: The University of Texas at Arlington

    Arlington, TX · Public · University · 32,294 students

    • 2,899 grads a year in the field
    • 52% graduate
    • $73k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    80%
    Net price
    $17,040
    SAT median
    1110
  63. Number 63: Florida Atlantic University

    Boca Raton, FL · Public · University · 23,757 students

    • 734 grads a year in the field
    • 63% graduate
    • $61k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    66%
    Net price
    $10,394
    SAT median
    1110
  64. Number 64: Villanova University

    Villanova, PA · Private · University · 6,938 students

    • 195 grads a year in the field
    • 92% graduate
    • $115k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    27%
    Net price
    $41,536
    SAT median
    1420
  65. Number 65: University of Iowa

    Iowa City, IA · Public · University · 22,264 students

    • 408 grads a year in the field
    • 75% graduate
    • $71k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    84%
    Net price
    $22,508
    SAT median
    1240
  66. Number 66: CUNY Hunter College

    New York, NY · Public · 16,289 students

    • 262 grads a year in the field
    • 58% graduate
    • $71k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    54%
    Net price
    $1,051
  67. Number 67: University of Miami

    Coral Gables, FL · Private · University · 12,913 students

    • 409 grads a year in the field
    • 84% graduate
    • $84k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    19%
    Net price
    $36,483
    SAT median
    1380
  68. Number 68: Clemson University

    Clemson, SC · Public · University · 23,300 students

    • 342 grads a year in the field
    • 87% graduate
    • $79k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    38%
    Net price
    $22,032
    SAT median
    1320
  69. Number 69: University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

    Cincinnati, OH · Public · University · 29,882 students

    • 967 grads a year in the field
    • 75% graduate
    • $61k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    85%
    Net price
    $24,917
    SAT median
    1250
  70. Number 70: Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

    University Park, PA · Public · University · 42,284 students

    • 479 grads a year in the field
    • 86% graduate
    • $72k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    61%
    Net price
    $33,675
  71. Number 71: University of North Florida

    Jacksonville, FL · Public · University · 13,359 students

    • 611 grads a year in the field
    • 69% graduate
    • $60k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    53%
    Net price
    $11,689
    SAT median
    1105
  72. Number 72: Ohio University-Main Campus

    Athens, OH · Public · University · 19,633 students

    • 1,622 grads a year in the field
    • 65% graduate
    • $62k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    85%
    Net price
    $20,666
    SAT median
    1180
  73. Number 73: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

    San Luis Obispo, CA · Public · 21,996 students

    • 62 grads a year in the field
    • 86% graduate
    • $96k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    31%
    Net price
    $18,832
  74. Number 74: Boston University

    Boston, MA · Private · University · 18,248 students

    • 246 grads a year in the field
    • 89% graduate
    • $89k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    11%
    Net price
    $36,503
    SAT median
    1440
  75. Number 75: San Francisco State University

    San Francisco, CA · Public · University · 18,639 students

    • 382 grads a year in the field
    • 50% graduate
    • $73k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    96%
    Net price
    $9,803
  76. Number 76: Washington State University

    Pullman, WA · Public · University · 21,099 students

    • 389 grads a year in the field
    • 62% graduate
    • $72k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    87%
    Net price
    $13,462
  77. Number 77: Tufts University

    Medford, MA · Private · University · 7,061 students

    • 77 grads a year in the field
    • 94% graduate
    • $89k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    11%
    Net price
    $38,797
    SAT median
    1495
  78. Number 78: University of Rhode Island

    Kingston, RI · Public · University · 13,381 students

    • 510 grads a year in the field
    • 73% graduate
    • $73k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    72%
    Net price
    $22,469
    SAT median
    1190
  79. Number 79: Marquette University

    Milwaukee, WI · Private · University · 7,660 students

    • 203 grads a year in the field
    • 81% graduate
    • $84k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    81%
    Net price
    $30,561
    SAT median
    1270
  80. Number 80: Indiana University-Bloomington

    Bloomington, IN · Public · University · 37,806 students

    • 241 grads a year in the field
    • 80% graduate
    • $70k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    78%
    Net price
    $16,003
    SAT median
    1270
  81. Number 81: University of the Pacific

    Stockton, CA · Private · University · 3,204 students

    • 62 grads a year in the field
    • 71% graduate
    • $88k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    71%
    Net price
    $24,186
    SAT median
    1250
  82. Number 82: Illinois State University

    Normal, IL · Public · University · 19,057 students

    • 417 grads a year in the field
    • 66% graduate
    • $68k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    88%
    Net price
    $17,829
    SAT median
    1100
  83. Number 83: Lehigh University

    Bethlehem, PA · Private · University · 5,898 students

    • 30 grads a year in the field
    • 86% graduate
    • $116k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    26%
    Net price
    $25,272
    SAT median
    1408
  84. Number 84: Seattle University

    Seattle, WA · Private · University · 4,062 students

    • 261 grads a year in the field
    • 73% graduate
    • $85k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    77%
    Net price
    $34,324
    SAT median
    1225
  85. Number 85: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    Blacksburg, VA · Public · University · 30,923 students

    • 107 grads a year in the field
    • 86% graduate
    • $89k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    55%
    Net price
    $25,808
    SAT median
    1310
  86. Number 86: University of Kansas

    Lawrence, KS · Public · University · 21,217 students

    • 452 grads a year in the field
    • 70% graduate
    • $68k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    93%
    Net price
    $20,004
    SAT median
    1210
  87. Number 87: CUNY Brooklyn College

    Brooklyn, NY · Public · 10,543 students

    • 179 grads a year in the field
    • 53% graduate
    • $67k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    58%
    Net price
    $950
  88. Number 88: Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, OH · Private · University · 6,437 students

    • 112 grads a year in the field
    • 87% graduate
    • $90k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    37%
    Net price
    $44,622
    SAT median
    1470
  89. Number 89: Santa Clara University

    Santa Clara, CA · Private · University · 6,552 students

    • 59 grads a year in the field
    • 88% graduate
    • $117k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    48%
    Net price
    $50,570
    SAT median
    1410
  90. Number 90: Loyola University Chicago

    Chicago, IL · Private · University · 11,737 students

    • 484 grads a year in the field
    • 73% graduate
    • $78k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    82%
    Net price
    $36,340
    SAT median
    1260
  91. Number 91: Baylor University

    Waco, TX · Private · University · 14,785 students

    • 715 grads a year in the field
    • 81% graduate
    • $72k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    51%
    Net price
    $44,441
    SAT median
    1255
  92. Number 92: Texas Christian University

    Fort Worth, TX · Private · University · 11,026 students

    • 252 grads a year in the field
    • 86% graduate
    • $77k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    44%
    Net price
    $35,045
    SAT median
    1240
  93. Number 93: Old Dominion University

    Norfolk, VA · Public · University · 17,514 students

    • 574 grads a year in the field
    • 45% graduate
    • $60k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    90%
    Net price
    $12,913
    SAT median
    1120
  94. Number 94: Chapman University

    Orange, CA · Private · University · 7,478 students

    • 103 grads a year in the field
    • 82% graduate
    • $81k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    65%
    Net price
    $46,708
    SAT median
    1310
  95. Number 95: University of New Mexico-Main Campus

    Albuquerque, NM · Public · University · 17,244 students

    • 635 grads a year in the field
    • 54% graduate
    • $50k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    95%
    Net price
    $19,966
  96. Number 96: Bradley University

    Peoria, IL · Private · University · 3,574 students

    • 143 grads a year in the field
    • 75% graduate
    • $76k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    77%
    Net price
    $22,469
    SAT median
    1170
  97. Number 97: Boise State University

    Boise, ID · Public · University · 17,674 students

    • 949 grads a year in the field
    • 61% graduate
    • $60k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    87%
    Net price
    $18,423
  98. Number 98: Portland State University

    Portland, OR · Public · University · 13,182 students

    • 319 grads a year in the field
    • 53% graduate
    • $62k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    91%
    Net price
    $8,337
    SAT median
    1125
  99. Number 99: University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

    Durham, NH · Public · University · 11,261 students

    • 238 grads a year in the field
    • 76% graduate
    • $71k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    88%
    Net price
    $26,150
    SAT median
    1205
  100. Number 100: Virginia Commonwealth University

    Richmond, VA · Public · University · 20,753 students

    • 325 grads a year in the field
    • 64% graduate
    • $64k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    93%
    Net price
    $25,037
    SAT median
    1185
  101. Number 101: Auburn University

    Auburn, AL · Public · University · 26,816 students

    • 362 grads a year in the field
    • 82% graduate
    • $73k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    46%
    Net price
    $25,424
  102. Number 102: University of Vermont

    Burlington, VT · Public · University · 11,743 students

    • 257 grads a year in the field
    • 80% graduate
    • $68k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    65%
    Net price
    $20,277
    SAT median
    1325
  103. Number 103: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

    Norman, OK · Public · University · 22,734 students

    • 72 grads a year in the field
    • 75% graduate
    • $67k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    77%
    Net price
    $15,531
    SAT median
    1245
  104. Number 104: University of Louisville

    Louisville, KY · Public · University · 14,727 students

    • 393 grads a year in the field
    • 61% graduate
    • $60k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    79%
    Net price
    $14,960
    SAT median
    1160
  105. Number 105: Cleveland State University

    Cleveland, OH · Public · University · 8,969 students

    • 471 grads a year in the field
    • 51% graduate
    • $57k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    91%
    Net price
    $13,754
    SAT median
    1035
  106. Number 106: University of San Francisco

    San Francisco, CA · Private · University · 5,287 students

    • 227 grads a year in the field
    • 68% graduate
    • $95k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    62%
    Net price
    $30,496
    SAT median
    1290
  107. Number 107: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

    Tallahassee, FL · Public · University · 7,582 students

    • 366 grads a year in the field
    • 57% graduate
    • $52k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    21%
    Net price
    $15,220
    SAT median
    1080
  108. Number 108: New Mexico State University-Main Campus

    Las Cruces, NM · Public · University · 11,946 students

    • 286 grads a year in the field
    • 54% graduate
    • $44k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    89%
    Net price
    $6,313
    SAT median
    1030
  109. Number 109: West Virginia University

    Morgantown, WV · Public · University · 17,385 students

    • 463 grads a year in the field
    • 65% graduate
    • $63k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    89%
    Net price
    $18,020
    SAT median
    1130
  110. Number 110: Southern Methodist University

    Dallas, TX · Private · University · 7,277 students

    • 27 grads a year in the field
    • 84% graduate
    • $90k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    63%
    Net price
    $39,816
    SAT median
    1425
  111. Number 111: University of Wyoming

    Laramie, WY · Public · University · 7,944 students

    • 200 grads a year in the field
    • 60% graduate
    • $63k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    97%
    Net price
    $13,647
  112. Number 112: Butler University

    Indianapolis, IN · Private · 4,317 students

    • 100 grads a year in the field
    • 79% graduate
    • $84k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    85%
    Net price
    $37,499
    SAT median
    1245
  113. Number 113: University of Dayton

    Dayton, OH · Private · University · 7,682 students

    • 192 grads a year in the field
    • 80% graduate
    • $84k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    65%
    Net price
    $30,366
    SAT median
    1230
  114. Number 114: Miami University-Oxford

    Oxford, OH · Public · University · 16,656 students

    • 222 grads a year in the field
    • 81% graduate
    • $64k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    75%
    Net price
    $29,447
    SAT median
    1265
  115. Number 115: Kent State University at Kent

    Kent, OH · Public · University · 19,320 students

    • 723 grads a year in the field
    • 57% graduate
    • $51k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    86%
    Net price
    $20,294
    SAT median
    1105
  116. Number 116: Florida Gulf Coast University

    Fort Myers, FL · Public · University · 13,874 students

    • 346 grads a year in the field
    • 57% graduate
    • $59k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    63%
    Net price
    $11,555
    SAT median
    1095
  117. Number 117: The University of Texas at San Antonio

    San Antonio, TX · Public · University · 30,580 students

    • 369 grads a year in the field
    • 52% graduate
    • $61k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    87%
    Net price
    $9,872
    SAT median
    1120
  118. Number 118: University of Redlands

    Redlands, CA · Private · 2,049 students

    • 42 grads a year in the field
    • 66% graduate
    • $81k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    83%
    Net price
    $30,924
    SAT median
    1195
  119. Number 119: University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, UT · Public · University · 27,264 students

    • 303 grads a year in the field
    • 66% graduate
    • $73k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    86%
    Net price
    $27,314
    SAT median
    1285
  120. Number 120: Tulane University of Louisiana

    New Orleans, LA · Private · University · 7,767 students

    • 192 grads a year in the field
    • 87% graduate
    • $68k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    14%
    Net price
    $40,693
    SAT median
    1435
  121. Number 121: Kansas State University

    Manhattan, KS · Public · University · 15,142 students

    • 157 grads a year in the field
    • 71% graduate
    • $61k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    82%
    Net price
    $18,210
  122. Number 122: Iowa State University

    Ames, IA · Public · University · 25,367 students

    • 63 grads a year in the field
    • 76% graduate
    • $68k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    89%
    Net price
    $18,517
    SAT median
    1207
  123. Number 123: Oregon State University

    Corvallis, OR · Public · University · 30,743 students

    • 253 grads a year in the field
    • 69% graduate
    • $68k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    77%
    Net price
    $21,504
    SAT median
    1245
  124. Number 124: Wichita State University

    Wichita, KS · Public · University · 10,780 students

    • 310 grads a year in the field
    • 52% graduate
    • $56k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    94%
    Net price
    $10,307
    SAT median
    1102
  125. Number 125: Xavier University

    Cincinnati, OH · Private · University · 4,207 students

    • 373 grads a year in the field
    • 70% graduate
    • $69k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    86%
    Net price
    $31,905
    SAT median
    1185
  126. Number 126: Franklin and Marshall College

    Lancaster, PA · Private · Liberal arts college · 1,799 students

    • 36 grads a year in the field
    • 81% graduate
    • $81k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    28%
    Net price
    $33,445
  127. Number 127: Belmont University

    Nashville, TN · Private · University · 7,137 students

    • 227 grads a year in the field
    • 71% graduate
    • $63k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    95%
    Net price
    $32,648
    SAT median
    1245
  128. Number 128: Syracuse University

    Syracuse, NY · Private · University · 15,477 students

    • 81 grads a year in the field
    • 82% graduate
    • $85k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    46%
    Net price
    $43,336
    SAT median
    1310
  129. Number 129: Howard University

    Washington, DC · Private · University · 10,108 students

    • 138 grads a year in the field
    • 72% graduate
    • $70k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    41%
    Net price
    $33,002
    SAT median
    1185
  130. Number 130: Elon University

    Elon, NC · Private · University · 6,452 students

    • 47 grads a year in the field
    • 83% graduate
    • $83k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    66%
    Net price
    $35,785
  131. Number 131: Drake University

    Des Moines, IA · Private · University · 2,543 students

    • 66 grads a year in the field
    • 72% graduate
    • $79k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    64%
    Net price
    $29,415
    SAT median
    1300
  132. Number 132: University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, CO · Public · University · 31,939 students

    • 65 grads a year in the field
    • 74% graduate
    • $78k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    78%
    Net price
    $23,708
    SAT median
    1280
  133. Number 133: University of Oregon

    Eugene, OR · Public · University · 20,497 students

    • 46 grads a year in the field
    • 71% graduate
    • $67k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    88%
    Net price
    $22,547
  134. Number 134: Milwaukee School of Engineering

    Milwaukee, WI · Private · 2,654 students

    • 72 grads a year in the field
    • 65% graduate
    • $93k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    59%
    Net price
    $27,027
    SAT median
    1283
  135. Number 135: Spelman College

    Atlanta, GA · Private · Liberal arts college · 3,414 students

    • 39 grads a year in the field
    • 78% graduate
    • $66k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    25%
    Net price
    $46,089
  136. Number 136: Rochester Institute of Technology

    Rochester, NY · Private · University · 13,215 students

    • 62 grads a year in the field
    • 70% graduate
    • $85k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    67%
    Net price
    $37,232
    SAT median
    1360
  137. Number 137: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

    Lincoln, NE · Public · University · 19,178 students

    • 49 grads a year in the field
    • 68% graduate
    • $62k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    87%
    Net price
    $16,214
    SAT median
    1205
  138. Number 138: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

    Baton Rouge, LA · Public · University · 30,594 students

    • 82 grads a year in the field
    • 68% graduate
    • $64k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    73%
    Net price
    $19,286
    SAT median
    1225
  139. Number 139: University of Maine

    Orono, ME · Public · University · 8,496 students

    • 96 grads a year in the field
    • 56% graduate
    • $59k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    97%
    Net price
    $17,224
    SAT median
    1170
  140. Number 140: College of Charleston

    Charleston, SC · Public · 10,558 students

    • 129 grads a year in the field
    • 66% graduate
    • $63k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    60%
    Net price
    $18,177
    SAT median
    1185
  141. Number 141: Texas Tech University

    Lubbock, TX · Public · University · 32,394 students

    • 32 grads a year in the field
    • 69% graduate
    • $67k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    73%
    Net price
    $19,890
    SAT median
    1195
  142. Number 142: Montana State University

    Bozeman, MT · Public · University · 14,451 students

    • 284 grads a year in the field
    • 58% graduate
    • $60k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    82%
    Net price
    $23,106
    SAT median
    1185
  143. Number 143: North Carolina A & T State University

    Greensboro, NC · Public · University · 12,182 students

    • 77 grads a year in the field
    • 57% graduate
    • $50k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    50%
    Net price
    $9,884
    SAT median
    1080
  144. Number 144: Hampton University

    Hampton, VA · Private · University · 3,727 students

    • 40 grads a year in the field
    • 61% graduate
    • $64k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    62%
    Net price
    $25,683
  145. Number 145: University of Idaho

    Moscow, ID · Public · University · 7,747 students

    • 25 grads a year in the field
    • 59% graduate
    • $58k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    76%
    Net price
    $15,321
    SAT median
    1105
  146. Number 146: Morgan State University

    Baltimore, MD · Public · University · 9,019 students

    • 58 grads a year in the field
    • 41% graduate
    • $57k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    82%
    Net price
    $14,653
    SAT median
    970
  147. Number 147: Xavier University of Louisiana

    New Orleans, LA · Private · 2,628 students

    • 51 grads a year in the field
    • 52% graduate
    • $60k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    69%
    Net price
    $19,722
    SAT median
    1070
  148. Number 148: Tuskegee University

    Tuskegee, AL · Private · 2,630 students

    • 63 grads a year in the field
    • 55% graduate
    • $58k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    49%
    Net price
    $40,141
    SAT median
    1025
  149. Number 149: The University of Montana

    Missoula, MT · Public · University · 7,488 students

    • 39 grads a year in the field
    • 48% graduate
    • $49k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    96%
    Net price
    $21,302
    SAT median
    1175
  150. Number 150: Berklee College of Music

    Boston, MA · Private · 7,468 students

    • 46 grads a year in the field
    • 70% graduate
    • $43k after 10 years
    Acceptance
    44%
    Net price
    $47,587

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