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Forbes America's Top Colleges

A return-on-investment list: it asks what graduates earn and how much debt they carry, and largely ignores prestige.

Forbes rankings in our dataset

The 491 institutions we track that appear on a Forbes list, in that publisher's order, with the underlying data alongside.

Rank on list	College	List	Average net price	Median earnings (10 yr)	6-yr graduation rate
#1	Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA · 4,535 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$20,111	$143,372	96.4%
#2	Columbia UniversityNew York, NY · 8,973 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$21,590	$102,491	96.1%
#3	Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ · 5,709 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$6,128	$110,066	97.6%
#4	Stanford UniversityStanford, CA · 7,554 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$13,807	$124,080	91.9%
#5	University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CA · 33,068 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$13,481	$92,446	92.8%
#6	Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA · 7,601 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$19,066	$101,817	97.6%
#7	Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA · 2,076 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,716	$88,665	93.6%
#8	Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD · 5,693 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,809	$87,555	93.8%
#9	Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT · 6,758 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$23,777	$100,533	95.7%
#10	University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · 10,650 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,699	$111,371	96.5%
#11	Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN · 7,208 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,846	$91,565	93.5%
#12	Rice UniversityHouston, TX · 4,776 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$13,370	$89,718	94.6%
#13	University of ChicagoChicago, IL · 7,569 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$14,860	$91,885	95.9%
#14	Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY · 15,995 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,690	$104,043	95.4%
#15	University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · 33,475 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$12,548	$82,511	92.6%
#16	Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL · 9,201 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$29,167	$89,363	95.1%
#17	Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH · 4,541 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$29,519	$97,434	95.5%
#18	Brown UniversityProvidence, RI · 7,226 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$25,184	$93,487	95.7%
#19	Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA · 1,911 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$23,367	$77,644	93.9%
#20	University of California, San DiegoLa Jolla, CA · 34,948 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$12,470	$84,943	86.1%
#21	University of Michigan–Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI · 34,177 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$13,138	$83,648	93.2%
#22	Duke UniversityDurham, NC · 6,442 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$29,612	$97,800	96.8%
#23	Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA · 1,613 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$23,149	$80,257	92.3%
#24	California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA · 987 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$16,075	$128,566	94.4%
#25	Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, MO · 7,857 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$21,786	$86,182	94.3%
#26	Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA · 1,388 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,849	$104,736	91.4%
#27	Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA · 7,298 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,585	$80,137	91.1%
#28	University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA · 20,443 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$32,740	$92,498	91.8%
#29	Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA · 2,300 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$25,496	$84,803	91.5%
#30	University of FloridaGainesville, FL · 35,629 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$6,541	$71,588	91.1%
#31	University of California, IrvineIrvine, CA · 30,197 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$14,251	$80,735	86.9%
#32	Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA · 18,785 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$12,116	$102,772	94.0%
#33	University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN · 8,818 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$26,780	$99,980	95.2%
#34	University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA · 17,597 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$21,565	$86,863	95.6%
#35	University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC · 20,752 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$11,655	$72,200	91.2%
#36	Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA · 1,666 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$19,285	$77,779	93.2%
#37	University of MarylandCollege Park, MD · 30,760 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,678	$82,860	88.6%
#38	University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL · 36,258 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$14,355	$81,054	85.1%
#39	Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME · 1,873 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$14,398	$82,735	95.3%
#40	Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT · 32,952 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,564	$75,790	81.0%
#41	Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC · 7,569 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$40,815	$103,494	94.8%
#42	University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA · 23,113 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$16,109	$74,915	83.0%
#43	Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA · 7,304 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$31,944	$114,862	94.1%
#44	University of California, DavisDavis, CA · 32,253 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$14,741	$80,838	85.7%
#45	Boston UniversityBoston, MA · 18,248 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$24,402	$83,238	88.7%
#46	University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX · 42,855 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$19,857	$75,121	88.9%
#47	Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA · 1,881 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$23,781	$94,810	93.9%
#48	Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY · 3,180 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,786	$85,139	91.2%
#49	New York UniversityNew York, NY · 28,663 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$37,050	$82,509	87.6%
#50	University of WashingtonSeattle, WA · 31,942 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$14,091	$78,466	85.2%
#51	Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT · 3,067 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$30,177	$73,897	92.6%
#52	Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT · 2,738 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$31,483	$76,310	91.4%
#53	University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI · 36,902 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,354	$73,792	89.5%
#54	Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · 10,085 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$41,704	$103,937	90.8%
#55	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CA · 21,996 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$16,665	$90,768	86.4%
#56	Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA · 1,430 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$25,314	$79,966	89.6%
#57	University of GeorgiaAthens, GA · 32,137 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$13,936	$68,726	89.7%
#58	Tufts UniversityMedford, MA · 7,061 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$39,998	$83,214	93.5%
#59	Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC · 1,867 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,379	$81,400	91.1%
#60	William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA · 7,055 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$19,096	$73,490	89.4%
#61	Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX · 59,615 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$21,315	$72,097	83.9%
#62	Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN · 44,503 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$14,600	$72,424	83.1%
#63	University of California, Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA · 17,940 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,890	$68,396	75.1%
#64	Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · 5,898 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$36,931	$105,584	87.9%
#65	Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA · 6,552 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$50,062	$109,183	87.9%
#66	North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, NC · 27,371 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,303	$68,758	84.8%
#67	George Washington UniversityWashington, DC · 11,182 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$36,586	$90,873	84.0%
#68	Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY · 14,655 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$21,620	$80,596	81.6%
#69	University of RochesterRochester, NY · 6,331 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$29,278	$79,042	85.4%
#70	Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick, NJ · 37,751 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$24,406	$74,479	83.6%
#71	Colby CollegeWaterville, ME · 2,407 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,180	$80,490	88.8%
#72	Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL · 32,212 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$11,297	$61,675	85.6%
#73	Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY · 2,030 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,985	$78,411	90.6%
#74	College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA · 3,106 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$38,782	$90,543	87.3%
#75	Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · 6,938 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$43,756	$100,423	91.9%
#76	University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL · 12,913 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$37,244	$75,328	83.7%
#77	University of California-RiversideRiverside, CA · 22,593 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$14,304	$67,699	76.0%
#78	University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN · 31,855 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$16,778	$69,020	85.3%
#79	Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI · 40,922 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$19,680	$67,253	80.7%
#80	Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY · 18,101 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,784	$74,502	75.6%
#81	Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA · 30,923 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$24,953	$81,698	86.2%
#82	Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, TX · 2,505 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$23,464	$71,668	84.0%
#83	Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH · 45,638 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,339	$60,409	87.7%
#84	Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CA · 921 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$35,924	$138,687	91.9%
#85	Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA · 3,876 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$40,766	$93,807	86.3%
#86	Clemson UniversityClemson, SC · 23,300 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,253	$71,513	86.6%
#87	San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA · 35,377 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,364	$64,909	76.4%
#88	Trinity CollegeHartford, CT · 2,146 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$34,832	$90,779	83.8%
#89	Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA · 2,544 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$27,579	$64,027	89.0%
#90	CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, NY · 16,154 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$3,033	$75,971	72.1%
#91	Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA · 2,757 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$34,433	$91,410	87.6%
#92	University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA · 2,980 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$31,309	$76,178	85.2%
#93	University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO · 31,939 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$25,346	$69,738	74.2%
#94	Indiana University BloomingtonBloomington, IN · 37,806 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$16,264	$63,742	80.2%
#95	Babson CollegeWellesley, MA · 2,728 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$40,514	$123,938	93.1%
#96	University of OklahomaNorman, OK · 22,734 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,300	$63,126	75.3%
#97	California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, CA · 35,924 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$10,440	$64,403	68.9%
#98	Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC · 5,485 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,719	$78,158	89.1%
#99	University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT · 27,264 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$16,200	$67,170	65.0%
#100	Bates CollegeLewiston, ME · 1,760 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$29,351	$69,498	89.7%
#101	New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ · 9,019 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$16,504	$84,276	72.8%
#102	CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, NY · 16,289 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$2,984	$63,163	56.9%
#103	Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX · 7,277 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$40,892	$78,354	84.3%
#104	Barnard CollegeNew York, NY · 3,264 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,800	$80,516	93.0%
#105	University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA · 5,671 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$30,365	$86,522	83.7%
#106	Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · 15,477 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$38,793	$79,164	83.6%
#107	University of HoustonHouston, TX · 38,380 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$14,276	$62,377	64.6%
#108	University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL · 22,170 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$10,974	$68,740	61.6%
#109	Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA · 2,273 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$37,607	$70,204	79.8%
#110	Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, CA · 1,877 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$38,263	$75,951	80.9%
#111	Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZ · 64,674 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$14,967	$62,668	68.0%
#112	University of South FloridaTampa, FL · 37,207 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$9,812	$57,743	76.8%
#113	Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · 17,326 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$30,915	$92,538	90.5%
#114	George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA · 27,752 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,915	$76,343	67.8%
#115	Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY · 2,444 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$39,343	$71,366	91.1%
#116	Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA · 1,729 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,648	$62,830	88.1%
#117	Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA · 3,618 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$35,736	$77,231	86.0%
#118	California State University-FullertonFullerton, CA · 38,546 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$6,555	$62,951	70.2%
#119	University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT · 19,835 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$25,097	$73,997	83.3%
#120	Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX · 11,026 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$36,660	$68,424	85.5%
#121	James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA · 20,888 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$23,322	$69,954	79.7%
#122	Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR · 30,743 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$19,604	$64,010	70.1%
#123	Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA · 3,553 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$58,098	$82,939	83.4%
#124	University of ArizonaTucson, AZ · 42,537 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$16,674	$59,979	67.5%
#125	San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CA · 27,601 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$13,760	$78,988	69.2%
#126	University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, MO · 23,929 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$20,268	$63,403	74.9%
#127	Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO · 6,155 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,690	$97,335	81.7%
#128	Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN · 2,086 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$25,407	$75,525	89.6%
#129	Pitzer CollegeClaremont, CA · 1,227 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$34,191	$69,512	83.4%
#130	University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN · 30,418 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,976	$60,249	73.9%
#131	Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH · 6,437 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$41,190	$87,989	87.2%
#132	Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ · 4,222 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$41,346	$108,772	86.9%
#133	Fordham UniversityBronx, NY · 10,512 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$44,338	$85,569	81.9%
#134	University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, MD · 10,701 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$16,467	$69,960	70.0%
#135	Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI · 7,660 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$31,487	$78,257	83.2%
#136	American UniversityWashington, DC · 7,266 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$41,943	$77,370	75.5%
#137	Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA · 7,094 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$48,381	$78,349	78.9%
#138	Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO · 2,014 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$33,375	$65,222	87.7%
#139	Washington State UniversityPullman, WA · 21,099 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$14,971	$68,905	60.5%
#140	Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA · 377 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$25,171	$129,455	96.4%
#141	University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX · 21,751 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,267	$68,227	75.7%
#142	Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH · 1,732 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$38,512	$71,830	82.3%
#143	CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, NY · 12,550 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$4,195	$62,763	53.3%
#144	California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, CA · 25,042 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$11,531	$71,902	68.4%
#145	Connecticut CollegeNew London, CT · 1,937 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$36,175	$75,001	82.0%
#146	Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA · 25,367 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,589	$63,386	75.3%
#147	Elon UniversityElon, NC · 6,452 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$41,555	$74,545	84.0%
#148	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York, NY · 842 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$13,269	$83,847	81.1%
#149	University of DelawareNewark, DE · 19,071 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,799	$72,950	80.5%
#150	Florida International UniversityMiami, FL · 39,508 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$9,288	$60,249	74.4%
#151	Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA · 7,767 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$39,949	$63,268	86.1%
#152	University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA · 23,671 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,383	$71,631	83.3%
#153	Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo, MI · 1,149 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$19,072	$65,590	76.0%
#154	University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY · 20,112 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$20,995	$70,814	75.2%
#155	Scripps CollegeClaremont, CA · 1,113 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$36,294	$77,539	82.5%
#156	University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL · 59,146 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$10,411	$58,308	78.0%
#157	Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LA · 30,594 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$19,151	$61,251	68.8%
#158	Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA · 1,799 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$36,425	$76,124	83.8%
#159	Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL · 2,121 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$26,975	$63,756	84.8%
#160	Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA · 5,447 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$43,071	$103,470	89.7%
#161	Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX · 32,394 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$19,070	$62,454	68.7%
#162	University of DaytonDayton, OH · 7,682 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$29,533	$75,537	80.2%
#163	Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL · 26,816 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$24,323	$65,337	82.0%
#164	Union CollegeSchenectady, NY · 2,046 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$34,561	$88,604	80.4%
#165	University of KansasLawrence, KS · 21,217 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,059	$61,945	68.8%
#166	CUNY City CollegeNew York, NY · 12,505 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$3,776	$66,039	56.8%
#167	Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA · 1,359 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$31,759	$75,217	81.8%
#168	Creighton UniversityOmaha, NE · 4,348 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$31,568	$73,911	83.4%
#169	University of DenverDenver, CO · 6,025 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$36,131	$71,155	75.6%
#170	Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY · 5,714 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$36,228	$102,051	83.6%
#171	Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL · 2,833 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,425	$82,592	75.2%
#172	University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA · 5,287 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$41,431	$89,812	70.1%
#173	DePauw UniversityGreencastle, IN · 1,905 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,264	$70,527	74.7%
#174	Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY · 2,694 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$32,297	$69,363	82.6%
#175	University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR · 28,677 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,209	$58,191	70.5%
#176	University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA · 20,370 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$30,434	$66,125	85.5%
#177	Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA · 2,099 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$31,490	$71,517	82.5%
#178	Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN · 1,836 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,585	$66,651	84.5%
#180	University of the SouthSewanee, TN · 1,607 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$27,872	$64,911	79.8%
#181	University of Nevada-RenoReno, NV · 15,599 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,927	$60,614	61.2%
#182	University of PortlandPortland, OR · 2,957 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,210	$82,804	79.8%
#183	CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, NY · 10,543 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$3,103	$60,752	53.9%
#184	St Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY · 1,918 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,651	$67,258	79.1%
#185	Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · 13,233 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$38,509	$84,648	78.2%
#186	San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA · 18,639 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$12,278	$68,077	50.4%
#187	University of OregonEugene, OR · 20,497 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,182	$61,324	71.7%
#188	Baylor UniversityWaco, TX · 14,785 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$41,104	$65,793	80.0%
#189	St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, MN · 3,093 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$23,874	$65,543	84.0%
#190	University of California, MercedMerced, CA · 8,372 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$11,983	$64,368	68.7%
#191	College of New JerseyEwing, NJ · 7,105 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$27,646	$73,323	85.9%
#192	California State University-FresnoFresno, CA · 21,605 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$7,000	$61,244	57.0%
#193	University of VermontBurlington, VT · 11,743 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$19,343	$62,472	78.6%
#194	University of St ThomasSaint Paul, MN · 6,245 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$29,155	$73,739	76.4%
#195	Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY · 13,215 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$34,906	$76,571	69.9%
#196	Towson UniversityTowson, MD · 16,136 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,413	$64,390	69.5%
#197	University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC · 29,820 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,811	$62,177	78.8%
#198	University of the PacificStockton, CA · 3,204 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$25,447	$78,445	69.0%
#199	Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH · 2,887 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$38,645	$58,343	80.9%
#200	Oklahoma State UniversityStillwater, OK · 21,773 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,447	$57,413	68.2%
#201	Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA · 4,474 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$37,930	$120,959	86.8%
#202	Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC · 1,816 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,732	$68,964	84.2%
#203	Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO · 7,267 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$24,398	$70,783	79.5%
#204	Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, WA · 1,531 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$33,313	$67,589	80.5%
#205	University of TulsaTulsa, OK · 2,813 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,000	$61,408	72.3%
#206	Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ · 6,036 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$31,446	$70,196	69.5%
#207	Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, MN · 2,131 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$32,149	$63,878	87.1%
#208	DePaul UniversityChicago, IL · 14,090 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$30,902	$68,751	67.8%
#209	Wabash CollegeCrawfordsville, IN · 866 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$24,336	$69,952	77.0%
#210	University at AlbanyAlbany, NY · 12,564 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,167	$67,979	61.5%
#211	Furman UniversityGreenville, SC · 2,379 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$30,308	$68,635	78.8%
#213	Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS · 15,142 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$19,406	$57,262	71.1%
#214	Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, FL · 23,757 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$8,752	$56,746	62.6%
#215	Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, IN · 2,309 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$42,513	$101,253	78.2%
#216	University of RedlandsRedlands, CA · 2,049 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$30,031	$72,690	67.3%
#217	Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC · 2,705 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$20,723	$72,085	75.0%
#218	Kettering UniversityFlint, MI · 1,205 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$34,660	$94,823	70.8%
#219	University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, HI · 15,029 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,664	$57,624	64.3%
#220	University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, NE · 19,178 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,747	$56,887	67.0%
#221	Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, CA · 5,166 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$12,885	$65,986	57.6%
#222	California State University-ChicoChico, CA · 13,631 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$14,480	$64,172	62.8%
#223	Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, NJ · 4,898 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,173	$67,541	69.8%
#224	SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo, NY · 3,869 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,211	$67,316	71.5%
#225	University of MississippiUniversity, MS · 21,473 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$13,314	$50,994	71.7%
#226	Reed CollegePortland, OR · 1,320 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$33,013	$62,927	71.5%
#227	SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, NY · 1,285 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,367	$95,951	64.4%
#228	New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologySocorro, NM · 995 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$9,873	$76,489	57.0%
#229	Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, RI · 2,084 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$50,507	$68,140	88.8%
#230	Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY · 2,852 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$49,965	$71,353	83.2%
#231	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, FL · 7,860 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$41,272	$84,131	66.5%
#232	Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · 20,970 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,198	$63,727	75.0%
#233	University of KentuckyLexington, KY · 24,763 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,851	$59,025	71.4%
#234	Centre CollegeDanville, KY · 1,400 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$20,781	$66,240	80.7%
#235	Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, MO · 5,521 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$16,298	$82,957	64.4%
#236	University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC · 24,453 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,435	$57,289	69.0%
#237	Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA · 2,169 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$26,441	$58,418	84.4%
#238	University of North TexasDenton, TX · 34,341 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,649	$57,010	60.7%
#239	Miami UniversityOxford, OH · 16,656 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,384	$55,076	79.8%
#240	Seattle UniversitySeattle, WA · 4,062 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$34,662	$75,272	75.5%
#241	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, NY · 11,590 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$3,203	$56,195	55.8%
#242	Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL · 11,737 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$36,079	$71,530	73.0%
#243	Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, CO · 25,538 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$21,279	$60,543	66.5%
#244	University of WyomingLaramie, WY · 7,944 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$13,599	$56,880	58.8%
#245	Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville, MN · 1,395 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$25,672	$76,786	75.4%
#246	University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, TX · 32,294 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$13,951	$63,199	54.0%
#248	Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, NY · 1,786 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$31,563	$68,831	77.3%
#250	Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, MI · 5,955 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$14,182	$78,198	68.1%
#251	Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, MI · 3,193 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,992	$58,375	74.1%
#252	Portland State UniversityPortland, OR · 13,182 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$9,552	$57,906	52.7%
#253	Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA · 5,198 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$35,119	$78,892	86.3%
#254	Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL · 4,206 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$32,622	$58,469	77.0%
#255	Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, WA · 2,401 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$19,589	$66,990	68.6%
#256	University of IowaIowa City, IA · 22,264 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,531	$64,762	74.6%
#257	Truman State UniversityKirksville, MO · 2,513 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$12,780	$56,280	68.5%
#258	Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, NY · 2,744 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$27,256	$86,316	63.7%
#259	Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, MD · 3,869 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$30,574	$82,652	79.2%
#260	Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL · 19,057 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$19,398	$62,117	64.5%
#261	University of ScrantonScranton, PA · 3,554 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$32,568	$74,652	79.8%
#262	Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, CA · 2,759 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,212	$66,677	61.8%
#263	Clark UniversityWorcester, MA · 2,214 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,714	$62,381	76.9%
#264	Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MI · 15,587 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$12,766	$53,493	58.4%
#265	Hope CollegeHolland, MI · 3,288 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$27,182	$58,427	80.0%
#266	California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, CA · 6,819 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$13,663	$59,247	59.1%
#267	California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · 19,562 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$3,967	$59,211	53.0%
#268	Butler UniversityIndianapolis, IN · 4,317 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$36,041	$77,235	80.4%
#269	Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, NY · 9,552 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$10,867	$69,781	52.8%
#270	University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL · 33,227 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,420	$59,221	73.4%
#271	California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, CA · 32,691 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$7,021	$59,115	57.0%
#272	Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA · 4,948 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$29,689	$86,881	78.8%
#273	Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC · 19,444 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$16,836	$51,836	74.5%
#274	Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA · 20,753 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$23,433	$58,128	63.2%
#275	Providence CollegeProvidence, RI · 4,229 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$48,523	$87,054	85.8%
#276	University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, PR · 9,539 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,936	$48,992	49.1%
#277	Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, MD · 6,057 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,743	$61,515	68.2%
#278	Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, NY · 2,196 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$30,305	$89,696	74.9%
#279	Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, MN · 1,878 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,900	$65,607	76.6%
#280	California State University-SacramentoSacramento, CA · 28,350 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$9,338	$64,876	56.3%
#281	Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT · 5,373 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$48,095	$88,794	84.3%
#282	University of Detroit MercyDetroit, MI · 2,438 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,232	$71,030	67.2%
#283	University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, WI · 8,895 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$16,550	$58,561	63.8%
#284	Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, WI · 2,654 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,453	$89,070	67.1%
#285	California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, CA · 14,877 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$10,229	$62,908	54.6%
#286	Catholic University of AmericaWashington, DC · 3,154 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$29,561	$73,250	79.5%
#287	Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA · 2,543 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$29,127	$71,901	74.0%
#288	Adelphi UniversityGarden City, NY · 5,276 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$30,783	$75,482	67.2%
#289	Western Washington UniversityBellingham, WA · 13,544 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$21,193	$62,569	64.6%
#290	Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY · 468 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$43,571	$37,827	92.6%
#291	University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, MI · 5,952 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$9,492	$59,649	58.0%
#292	Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MS · 18,397 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,595	$51,513	66.7%
#293	Saint Edward's UniversityAustin, TX · 2,493 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$25,578	$58,826	62.6%
#294	New College of FloridaSarasota, FL · 843 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$7,195	$48,082	66.7%
#295	Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA · 1,727 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,905	$69,107	82.2%
#296	University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND · 9,981 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,551	$63,552	60.5%
#297	Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA · 5,350 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$37,730	$74,742	77.5%
#298	Montclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ · 18,376 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,566	$61,415	64.7%
#299	St. Mary's College of MarylandSt. Mary's City, MD · 1,603 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,441	$60,110	70.0%
#300	University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX · 30,580 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$10,836	$57,131	52.6%
#301	California State University-StanislausTurlock, CA · 8,385 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$6,067	$63,188	53.4%
#302	Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News, VA · 4,365 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$23,015	$60,509	71.6%
#303	West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV · 17,385 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,634	$55,939	64.7%
#304	Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown, TX · 1,440 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$29,224	$56,878	72.8%
#305	Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL · 3,574 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,719	$66,852	76.2%
#306	Virginia Military InstituteLexington, VA · 1,527 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,113	$77,369	76.2%
#307	Utah State UniversityLogan, UT · 20,272 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$14,936	$54,022	59.1%
#308	California State University-East BayHayward, CA · 9,809 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$9,320	$71,401	47.9%
#309	University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY · 14,727 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,988	$53,899	61.2%
#310	Ohio Northern UniversityAda, OH · 2,489 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$24,478	$80,928	75.5%
#311	Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NY · 6,488 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$34,176	$69,039	68.5%
#312	Lawrence UniversityAppleton, WI · 1,396 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$23,401	$55,789	76.8%
#313	University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL · 11,635 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,749	$54,501	64.2%
#314	University of New HampshireDurham, NH · 11,261 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$23,805	$66,479	76.1%
#315	Denison UniversityGranville, OH · 2,380 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$40,007	$67,753	78.9%
#316	University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg, VA · 3,566 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$20,667	$60,613	66.4%
#318	Hampden-Sydney CollegeHampden-Sydney, VA · 946 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,400	$67,640	62.2%
#319	Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN · 13,830 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$11,668	$55,198	54.4%
#320	University of IdahoMoscow, ID · 7,747 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$14,831	$54,670	57.3%
#321	Berea CollegeBerea, KY · 1,513 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$6,106	$43,150	58.2%
#322	University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI · 13,381 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$21,440	$69,743	73.3%
#323	Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso, IN · 2,083 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,578	$63,191	70.4%
#324	Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, CA · 1,947 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$30,378	$78,812	70.3%
#325	Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, CA · 1,302 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$29,053	$64,778	70.3%
#326	CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, NY · 10,696 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$3,148	$58,013	51.3%
#327	Siena UniversityLoudonville, NY · 3,409 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$33,733	$76,079	74.7%
#328	Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA · 3,747 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$34,170	$82,721	68.2%
#329	Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL · 1,582 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,199	$70,871	74.7%
#330	University of North FloridaJacksonville, FL · 13,359 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$10,154	$56,343	69.2%
#331	Linfield UniversityMcMinnville, OR · 1,621 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$26,536	$78,638	70.5%
#332	Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, PA · 1,491 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$30,536	$73,721	73.3%
#333	D'Youville UniversityBuffalo, NY · 1,258 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$20,433	$66,942	67.5%
#334	Wagner CollegeStaten Island, NY · 1,651 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,241	$74,360	65.1%
#335	University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, NV · 24,622 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$10,359	$55,037	50.5%
#336	University of West FloridaPensacola, FL · 9,330 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$9,364	$49,137	58.8%
#337	California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, CA · 5,013 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$9,849	$62,152	51.3%
#338	Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PA · 42,284 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$32,875	$63,435	86.1%
#339	University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, MO · 6,817 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$13,310	$59,637	55.5%
#340	Willamette UniversitySalem, OR · 1,592 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$25,121	$56,911	71.2%
#341	Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, FL · 13,874 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$12,568	$54,560	57.4%
#342	University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, TX · 6,078 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,563	$59,004	51.6%
#343	John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, OH · 2,274 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,746	$62,860	78.5%
#344	Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, MO · 1,580 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$25,884	$67,102	74.6%
#345	Montana State UniversityBozeman, MT · 14,451 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,499	$53,263	57.1%
#346	Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL · 2,490 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,736	$62,971	72.9%
#347	Bryant UniversitySmithfield, RI · 3,194 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$41,219	$90,008	79.8%
#348	University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, MA · 11,434 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,163	$64,874	64.8%
#349	University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA · 1,594 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$38,394	$69,594	68.0%
#350	College of WoosterWooster, OH · 1,730 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$23,458	$59,629	73.9%
#351	New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, NY · 3,440 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,443	$70,080	58.8%
#352	University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL · 6,591 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,796	$61,767	64.3%
#353	Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, AZ · 22,903 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$14,158	$54,384	61.3%
#354	University of St ThomasHouston, TX · 3,220 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$19,359	$59,224	68.8%
#355	University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH · 29,882 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$25,648	$54,810	75.0%
#356	Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MA · 1,395 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$21,582	$82,392	74.1%
#357	Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxville, NY · 1,530 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$41,437	$53,603	71.3%
#359	University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TX · 21,005 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$9,403	$50,923	50.2%
#360	SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, NY · 1,849 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$14,164	$64,355	55.1%
#361	State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, NY · 6,086 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,809	$58,073	71.6%
#362	California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, CA · 2,296 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$30,109	$68,712	69.6%
#363	South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, SD · 2,071 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$20,183	$72,257	52.9%
#364	Mercer UniversityMacon, GA · 4,500 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$23,847	$58,354	69.6%
#365	Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA · 2,528 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$33,016	$77,745	76.0%
#366	Maine Maritime AcademyCastine, ME · 942 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$23,414	$89,964	58.2%
#367	Soka University of AmericaAliso Viejo, CA · 484 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,260	$55,017	91.8%
#368	North Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND · 9,471 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,543	$62,203	63.9%
#369	University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, MN · 7,336 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,743	$62,616	64.7%
#370	Art Center College of DesignPasadena, CA · 2,017 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$48,661	$71,958	79.2%
#371	Lewis & Clark CollegePortland, OR · 2,120 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$36,013	$62,205	75.4%
#372	Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, NY · 2,414 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$34,649	$46,543	67.6%
#373	University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, WI · 5,837 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$16,032	$61,760	55.8%
#374	New SchoolNew York, NY · 6,563 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$58,741	$52,901	69.4%
#375	University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse, WI · 9,277 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$16,210	$60,378	71.0%
#376	Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL · 4,015 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,028	$66,099	66.6%
#377	Rollins CollegeWinter Park, FL · 2,631 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$34,732	$58,295	75.0%
#378	Belmont UniversityNashville, TN · 7,137 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$33,147	$55,930	70.7%
#379	Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL · 11,301 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$13,391	$57,808	48.7%
#380	St. John's University-New YorkQueens, NY · 9,477 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$29,999	$69,571	66.1%
#381	California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA · 15,023 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$4,564	$59,977	54.9%
#382	Molloy UniversityRockville Centre, NY · 3,162 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$24,347	$77,789	69.9%
#383	Howard UniversityWashington, DC · 10,108 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$50,539	$63,066	70.0%
#384	Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, MI · 12,351 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$9,120	$58,612	57.6%
#385	Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City, NJ · 2,135 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$12,199	$57,815	58.3%
#386	Capitol Technology UniversityLaurel, MD · 315 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,102	$85,035	42.7%
#387	University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL · 2,263 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$9,833	$57,103	53.2%
#388	California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, CA · 8,577 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$5,652	$59,009	49.8%
#389	Charter Oak State CollegeNew Britain, CT · 1,821 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,815	$64,209	66.7%
#390	Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL · 1,813 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,673	$61,825	77.8%
#391	Biola UniversityLa Mirada, CA · 3,474 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$31,495	$56,778	67.6%
#392	Taylor UniversityUpland, IN · 2,025 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$24,865	$52,198	73.8%
#393	Chapman UniversityOrange, CA · 7,478 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$46,555	$70,070	81.9%
#394	Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT · 6,531 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$40,675	$83,759	75.7%
#395	University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IA · 7,529 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,901	$55,177	67.9%
#396	Rowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ · 15,841 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,408	$59,988	67.4%
#397	College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph, MN · 1,370 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$26,640	$63,260	77.1%
#398	Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GA · 3,414 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$38,967	$59,993	78.5%
#399	University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, GA · 16,146 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$9,823	$50,135	37.3%
#400	Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Falls, OR · 2,892 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,706	$72,273	53.8%
#401	Berry CollegeMount Berry, GA · 2,245 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,320	$53,800	69.5%
#402	Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, PA · 1,295 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$25,002	$67,918	69.5%
#403	Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL · 3,006 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$24,185	$61,462	70.0%
#404	Georgia College & State UniversityMilledgeville, GA · 5,947 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$20,686	$58,140	63.6%
#405	Menlo CollegeAtherton, CA · 752 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$31,100	$76,419	53.5%
#406	Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NY · 4,242 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$33,926	$63,548	76.2%
#408	Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, TX · 36,177 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$16,805	$56,906	55.3%
#409	William Jewell CollegeLiberty, MO · 924 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,562	$59,268	67.7%
#410	Emerson CollegeBoston, MA · 3,870 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$49,180	$62,832	77.1%
#411	Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, CA · 1,114 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$35,333	$84,713	78.0%
#412	Drew UniversityMadison, NJ · 1,533 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$24,280	$63,646	70.5%
#413	Bethel UniversitySaint Paul, MN · 1,871 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,556	$63,764	71.4%
#414	Le Moyne CollegeSyracuse, NY · 2,439 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,277	$62,731	73.1%
#415	Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA · 1,854 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$26,706	$68,245	67.5%
#415	La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · 1,953 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$19,409	$67,416	57.1%
#417	Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, MI · 18,854 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$16,317	$56,118	67.0%
#418	Marymount UniversityArlington, VA · 1,810 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$29,137	$67,516	53.5%
#419	Austin CollegeSherman, TX · 1,165 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$21,107	$61,296	67.0%
#420	Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, MA · 1,773 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$29,822	$67,725	72.8%
#421	Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, NY · 3,910 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$52,659	$54,295	73.5%
#422	University of DallasIrving, TX · 1,403 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,610	$58,285	73.1%
#423	Long Island UniversityBrookville, NY · 5,520 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$33,062	$59,950	57.1%
#424	Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA · 1,684 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$26,979	$62,621	65.0%
#425	Canisius UniversityBuffalo, NY · 1,685 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,940	$60,681	66.4%
#426	Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA · 7,468 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$49,465	$33,647	67.3%
#427	SUNY OneontaOneonta, NY · 4,643 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$19,158	$60,386	68.8%
#428	Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MI · 12,568 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,273	$53,562	57.6%
#429	Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, WA · 1,762 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$24,488	$64,506	62.0%
#430	Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · 3,755 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,928	$77,449	68.6%
#431	College of CharlestonCharleston, SC · 10,558 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,960	$56,416	65.8%
#432	SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, NY · 1,839 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,952	$55,763	66.3%
#433	St. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn, NY · 3,144 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$19,035	$63,905	68.8%
#434	Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, CA · 1,719 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$21,413	$72,379	53.3%
#435	Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN · 2,997 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$24,739	$55,541	72.2%
#436	Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, NJ · 3,684 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$30,988	$67,991	71.9%
#437	Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, TX · 3,195 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$26,182	$55,736	59.0%
#438	Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis, MO · 5,658 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,066	$62,105	66.2%
#439	Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PA · 2,163 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,819	$61,723	81.7%
#440	University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC · 14,922 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$20,109	$54,967	70.6%
#441	Pace UniversityNew York, NY · 7,665 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$30,892	$70,378	60.0%
#442	Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona, MN · 1,073 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$11,704	$58,170	66.0%
#443	Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, SD · 1,965 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$23,894	$59,217	73.0%
#444	University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MA · 11,512 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$17,707	$65,865	49.4%
#446	Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake City, UT · 155,088 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$12,548	$60,615	46.2%
#447	Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN · 8,698 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$14,246	$48,501	57.7%
#448	Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GA · 21,790 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,267	$53,236	54.9%
#449	University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, TX · 28,666 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$4,831	$49,620	50.9%
#450	Washington CollegeChestertown, MD · 891 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$27,898	$65,518	65.4%
#451	College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, NY · 9,657 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$5,579	$53,501	33.9%
#452	California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, CA · 12,538 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$8,615	$57,162	42.8%
#453	Hendrix CollegeConway, AR · 1,100 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$24,149	$60,376	72.4%
#454	Montana Technological UniversityButte, MT · 1,480 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$16,481	$54,329	58.2%
#455	Assumption UniversityWorcester, MA · 1,669 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$29,498	$74,895	75.2%
#456	Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TN · 905 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$9,854	$57,478	54.7%
#457	Touro UniversityNew York, NY · 4,040 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$29,627	$53,419	72.4%
#458	North Central CollegeNaperville, IL · 2,428 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$21,044	$60,123	64.0%
#459	Simmons UniversityBoston, MA · 1,670 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$25,265	$63,494	72.3%
#460	Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, NY · 5,182 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$41,544	$77,819	79.6%
#461	University of Minnesota-MorrisMorris, MN · 936 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$8,837	$50,919	62.5%
#462	University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM · 17,244 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,489	$44,792	54.7%
#463	Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GA · 836 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$24,754	$56,274	70.7%
#464	St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, MN · 2,473 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$19,764	$59,282	61.3%
#464	St. John Fisher UniversityRochester, NY · 2,565 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$28,945	$66,944	74.2%
#466	Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead, MN · 1,829 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$24,902	$59,317	61.1%
#467	Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN · 16,301 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$13,359	$48,541	53.7%
#468	University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, NE · 11,488 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$13,441	$53,909	47.1%
#469	Albion CollegeAlbion, MI · 1,300 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$14,301	$58,799	61.6%
#470	Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, LA · 8,312 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$11,864	$52,279	63.8%
#471	East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC · 19,896 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,739	$55,146	62.6%
#472	Beloit CollegeBeloit, WI · 926 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$21,526	$53,260	71.0%
#473	Loras CollegeDubuque, IA · 1,083 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$20,716	$58,289	67.6%
#474	Salve Regina UniversityNewport, RI · 2,121 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$36,967	$72,975	76.9%
#475	Ohio UniversityAthens, OH · 19,633 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$21,637	$52,581	65.5%
#476	University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN · 10,074 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$14,265	$51,151	50.2%
#477	SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, NY · 4,162 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$11,282	$58,526	44.6%
#478	Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH · 4,024 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$24,468	$55,443	72.5%
#479	Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA · 1,868 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$26,598	$62,399	76.2%
#480	College of Saint ScholasticaDuluth, MN · 1,765 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$27,846	$65,934	70.5%
#481	Presbyterian CollegeClinton, SC · 852 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$20,528	$60,194	51.5%
#482	California Institute of the ArtsValencia, CA · 860 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$46,080	$41,198	66.7%
#483	Boise State UniversityBoise, ID · 17,674 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$21,610	$51,658	60.2%
#484	Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, GA · 41,254 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,048	$57,552	52.2%
#485	Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, NY · 2,951 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$29,188	$73,595	56.0%
#486	Regis UniversityDenver, CO · 2,627 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$18,397	$72,105	61.0%
#488	College of the AtlanticBar Harbor, ME · 353 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$25,184	$40,264	68.3%
#489	Luther CollegeDecorah, IA · 1,379 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$23,097	$59,850	71.1%
#490	Manhattan School of MusicNew York, NY · 539 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$51,754	$26,878	78.3%
#491	High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC · 5,129 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$38,707	$61,389	73.7%
#492	Jacksonville UniversityJacksonville, FL · 2,930 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$25,180	$68,010	50.6%
#493	Bellarmine UniversityLouisville, KY · 2,161 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$21,499	$62,069	64.4%
#494	Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OH · 1,516 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$20,897	$55,624	58.6%
#495	State University of New York at CortlandCortland, NY · 5,901 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$22,345	$60,236	68.0%
#496	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, CO · 10,519 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$11,900	$64,270	46.2%
#497	Saint Mary's CollegeNotre Dame, IN · 1,458 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$25,292	$59,354	69.3%
#498	Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA · 26,623 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,931	$47,384	53.1%
#499	Xavier UniversityCincinnati, OH · 4,207 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$32,997	$64,873	68.7%
#500	Goldey-Beacom CollegeWilmington, DE · 691 undergrads	America's Top Collegesof 500	$15,554	$59,892	57.4%

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