| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA · Private · 4,535 students | 5% | $20,111 | $143,372 | 96% |
| 2 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston, MA · Private · 3,451 students | 85% | $39,545 | $125,557 | 62% |
| 3 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA · Private · 7,554 students | 4% | $13,807 | $124,080 | 92% |
| 4 | Babson CollegeWellesley, MA · Private · 2,728 students | 17% | $40,514 | $123,938 | 93% |
| 5 | Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA · Private · 4,474 students | 45% | $37,930 | $120,959 | 87% |
| 6 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA · Private · 7,304 students | 12% | $31,944 | $114,862 | 94% |
| 7 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · Private · 10,650 students | 5% | $28,699 | $111,371 | 97% |
| 8 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ · Private · 5,709 students | 5% | $6,128 | $110,066 | 98% |
| 9 | Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA · Private · 6,552 students | 48% | $50,062 | $109,183 | 88% |
| 10 | Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ · Private · 4,222 students | 48% | $41,346 | $108,772 | 87% |
| 11 | Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · Private · 5,898 students | 26% | $36,931 | $105,584 | 88% |
| 12 | Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA · Private · 1,388 students | 10% | $28,849 | $104,736 | 91% |
| 13 | Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY · Private · 15,995 students | 9% | $28,690 | $104,043 | 95% |
| 14 | Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · Private · 10,085 students | 16% | $41,704 | $103,937 | 91% |
| 15 | Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC · Private · 7,569 students | 13% | $40,815 | $103,494 | 95% |
| 16 | Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA · Private · 5,447 students | 60% | $43,071 | $103,470 | 90% |
| 17 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA · Public · 18,785 students | 14% | $12,116 | $102,772 | 94% |
| 18 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY · Private · 8,973 students | 4% | $21,590 | $102,491 | 96% |
| 19 | Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY · Private · 5,714 students | 64% | $36,228 | $102,051 | 84% |
| 20 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA · Private · 7,601 students | 4% | $19,066 | $101,817 | 98% |
| 21 | Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, IN · Private · 2,309 students | 77% | $42,513 | $101,253 | 78% |
| 22 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT · Private · 6,758 students | 4% | $23,777 | $100,533 | 96% |
| 23 | Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · Private · 6,938 students | 27% | $43,756 | $100,423 | 92% |
| 24 | University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN · Private · 8,818 students | 11% | $26,780 | $99,980 | 95% |
| 25 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC · Private · 6,442 students | 6% | $29,612 | $97,800 | 97% |
| 26 | Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH · Private · 4,541 students | 5% | $29,519 | $97,434 | 96% |
| 27 | Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO · Public · 6,155 students | 61% | $28,690 | $97,335 | 82% |
| 28 | SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, NY · Public · 1,285 students | 72% | $22,367 | $95,951 | 64% |
| 29 | Kettering UniversityFlint, MI · Private · 1,205 students | 79% | $34,660 | $94,823 | 71% |
| 30 | Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA · Private · 1,881 students | 14% | $23,781 | $94,810 | 94% |
| 31 | Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA · Private · 3,876 students | 29% | $40,766 | $93,807 | 86% |
| 32 | Brown UniversityProvidence, RI · Private · 7,226 students | 5% | $25,184 | $93,487 | 96% |
| 33 | Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · Private · 17,326 students | 5% | $30,915 | $92,538 | 91% |
| 34 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA · Private · 20,443 students | 10% | $32,740 | $92,498 | 92% |
| 35 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA · Public · 33,068 students | 11% | $13,481 | $92,446 | 93% |
| 36 | Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, IL · Private (for-profit) · 14,027 students | 83% | $31,837 | $92,405 | 42% |
| 36 | Chamberlain University-TexasHouston, TX · Private (for-profit) · 2,270 students | 84% | $32,209 | $92,405 | 25% |
| 36 | Chamberlain University-GeorgiaSandy Springs, GA · Private (for-profit) · 1,940 students | 91% | $33,188 | $92,405 | 50% |
| 36 | Chamberlain University-New JerseyNorth Brunswick, NJ · Private (for-profit) · 1,226 students | 100% | $37,984 | $92,405 | 33% |
| 40 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL · Private · 7,569 students | 5% | $14,860 | $91,885 | 96% |
| 41 | Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN · Private · 7,208 students | 6% | $15,846 | $91,565 | 94% |
| 42 | Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA · Private · 2,757 students | 31% | $34,433 | $91,410 | 88% |
| 43 | George Washington UniversityWashington, DC · Private · 11,182 students | 47% | $36,586 | $90,873 | 84% |
| 44 | Trinity CollegeHartford, CT · Private · 2,146 students | 29% | $34,832 | $90,779 | 84% |
| 45 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CA · Public · 21,996 students | 31% | $16,665 | $90,768 | 86% |
| 46 | College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA · Private · 3,106 students | 18% | $38,782 | $90,543 | 87% |
| 47 | Bryant UniversitySmithfield, RI · Private · 3,194 students | 66% | $41,219 | $90,008 | 80% |
| 48 | University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA · Private · 5,287 students | 62% | $41,431 | $89,812 | 70% |
| 49 | Rice UniversityHouston, TX · Private · 4,776 students | 8% | $13,370 | $89,718 | 95% |
| 50 | Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, NY · Private · 2,196 students | 77% | $30,305 | $89,696 | 75% |