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Best STEM Colleges in America

Schools where CS, Engineering, Biology, Math, and Physical Sciences are top programs — ranked by outcomes and STEM program depth.

Methodology: Schools with 50+ STEM completions (CIPs 11, 14, 26, 27, 40, 41) and 50%+ graduation rate, ranked by STEM volume (40%), graduation rate (40%), and 10-year earnings (20%).
1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA · Private

Grad96%Net Price$20k/yr10yr Earnings$143kMedian Debt$15kAcceptance5%
2

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN · Private

Grad95%Net Price$28k/yr10yr Earnings$100kMedian Debt$19kAcceptance11%
3

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA · Public

Grad94%Net Price$13k/yr10yr Earnings$103kMedian Debt$22kAcceptance14%
4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private

Grad96%Net Price$19k/yr10yr Earnings$92kMedian Debt$15kAcceptance4%
5

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA · Private

Grad90%Net Price$43k/yr10yr Earnings$103kMedian Debt$27kAcceptance60%
6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL · Private

Grad95%Net Price$27k/yr10yr Earnings$89kMedian Debt$15kAcceptance8%
7

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA · Public

Grad93%Net Price$15k/yr10yr Earnings$92kMedian Debt$13kAcceptance11%
8

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Private

Grad92%Net Price$32k/yr10yr Earnings$92kMedian Debt$18kAcceptance10%
9

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD · Private

Grad94%Net Price$18k/yr10yr Earnings$88kMedian Debt$10kAcceptance6%
10

Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Private

Grad91%Net Price$32k/yr10yr Earnings$93kMedian Debt$24kAcceptance5%
11

Yale University

New Haven, CT · Private

Grad96%Net Price$28k/yr10yr Earnings$101kMedian Debt$13kAcceptance4%
12

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA · Private

Grad98%Net Price$17k/yr10yr Earnings$102kMedian Debt$14kAcceptance4%
13

Tufts University

Medford, MA · Private

Grad94%Net Price$35k/yr10yr Earnings$83kMedian Debt$16kAcceptance11%
14

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI · Public

Grad93%Net Price$15k/yr10yr Earnings$84kMedian Debt$20kAcceptance16%
15

University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Public

Grad93%Net Price$14k/yr10yr Earnings$83kMedian Debt$14kAcceptance9%
16

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA · Public

Grad86%Net Price$16k/yr10yr Earnings$91kMedian Debt$19kAcceptance31%
17

Boston University

Boston, MA · Private

Grad89%Net Price$27k/yr10yr Earnings$83kMedian Debt$23kAcceptance11%
18

University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD · Public

Grad89%Net Price$16k/yr10yr Earnings$83kMedian Debt$19kAcceptance45%
19

George Washington University

Washington, DC · Private

Grad84%Net Price$37k/yr10yr Earnings$91kMedian Debt$20kAcceptance47%
20

University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA · Public

Grad86%Net Price$12k/yr10yr Earnings$85kMedian Debt$16kAcceptance27%
21

Emory University

Atlanta, GA · Private

Grad91%Net Price$24k/yr10yr Earnings$80kMedian Debt$18kAcceptance11%
22

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL · Public

Grad91%Net Price$6k/yr10yr Earnings$72kMedian Debt$15kAcceptance24%
23

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL · Public

Grad85%Net Price$15k/yr10yr Earnings$81kMedian Debt$20kAcceptance42%
24

University of Georgia

Athens, GA · Public

Grad90%Net Price$14k/yr10yr Earnings$69kMedian Debt$19kAcceptance38%
25

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA · Private

Grad94%Net Price$19k/yr10yr Earnings$129kAcceptance3%
26

Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Private

Grad95%Net Price$39k/yr10yr Earnings$103kMedian Debt$16kAcceptance13%
27

University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA · Public

Grad83%Net Price$14k/yr10yr Earnings$75kMedian Debt$14kAcceptance33%
28

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN · Public

Grad85%Net Price$17k/yr10yr Earnings$69kMedian Debt$20kAcceptance80%
29

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA · Public

Grad83%Net Price$24k/yr10yr Earnings$72kMedian Debt$23kAcceptance60%
30

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL · Private

Grad75%Net Price$19k/yr10yr Earnings$83kMedian Debt$25kAcceptance55%

Major completions: IPEDS C2023_A. Graduation rate: IPEDS. Earnings: College Scorecard. Rankings reflect available federal data and do not constitute endorsement.