2014投资回报率最高的美国大学TOP100
| 排名 | 院校名称 | 四年平均学费 | 20年投资回报 | 年平均投资回报 | 毕业率 |
| 1 | Harvey Mudd College | $229,500 | $980,900 | 8.80% | 88% |
| 2 | California Institute of Technology (Caltech) | $220,400 | $837,600 | 8.30% | 92% |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | $223,400 | $831,100 | 8.20% | 93% |
| 4 | Stanford University | $236,300 | $789,500 | 7.80% | 95% |
| 5 | Colorado School of Mines (In-State) | $114,200 | $783,400 | 11.00% | 67% |
| 6 | Georgia Institute of Technology (In-State) | $92,250 | $755,600 | 11.90% | 79% |
| 7 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT) | $217,400 | $736,200 | 7.80% | 76% |
| 8 | Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) | $223,900 | $724,500 | 7.70% | 62% |
| 9 | Stevens Institute of Technology | $250,900 | $722,400 | 7.20% | 78% |
| 10 | Colorado School of Mines (Out-Of-State) | $178,500 | $719,000 | 8.60% | 67% |
| 11 | Babson College | $226,100 | $716,700 | 7.60% | 90% |
| 12 | Massachusetts Maritime Academy (In-State) | $96,560 | $702,100 | 11.30% | 61% |
| 13 | Princeton University | $217,300 | $690,800 | 7.60% | 96% |
| 14 | Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) | $236,200 | $678,500 | 7.20% | 87% |
| 15 | Manhattan College | $178,300 | $675,600 | 8.30% | 75% |
| 16 | Georgia Institute of Technology (Out-Of-State) | $178,500 | $669,300 | 8.30% | 79% |
| 17 | Dartmouth College | $233,600 | $666,000 | 7.10% | 96% |
| 18 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) | $220,700 | $664,900 | 7.40% | 84% |
| 19 | South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (In-State) | $90,330 | $664,400 | 11.40% | 55% |
| 20 | Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T) (In-State) | $98,170 | $661,000 | 10.90% | 65% |
| 21 | South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (Out-Of-State) | $98,700 | $656,000 | 10.90% | 55% |
| 22 | University of California - Berkeley (In-State) | $133,900 | $654,400 | 9.40% | 91% |
| 23 | Harvard University | $225,700 | $650,100 | 7.20% | 97% |
| 24 | Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) | $207,300 | $642,200 | 7.50% | 68% |
| 25 | Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Out-Of-State) | $156,900 | $641,800 | 8.70% | 61% |
| 26 | University of Pennsylvania | $230,800 | $641,100 | 7.00% | 96% |
| 27 | Santa Clara University | $224,000 | $635,400 | 7.10% | 86% |
| 28 | Cooper union for The Advancement of Science and Art | $232,500 | $633,500 | 7.00% | 81% |
| 29 | Rice University | $200,200 | $633,400 | 7.60% | 92% |
| 30 | Brown University | $228,100 | $633,000 | 7.00% | 95% |
| 31 | Williams College | $226,500 | $623,500 | 7.00% | 96% |
| 32 | Columbia University | $236,500 | $614,300 | 6.80% | 95% |
| 33 | California Polytechnic State University (CalPoly) - San Luis Obispo (In-State) | $103,600 | $611,700 | 10.30% | 72% |
| 34 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) | $237,900 | $607,100 | 6.70% | 84% |
| 35 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) - Prescott, AZ | $192,900 | $606,200 | 7.50% | 55% |
| 36 | Lafayette College | $220,600 | $605,500 | 7.00% | 91% |
| 37 | Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T) (Out-Of-State) | $155,800 | $603,300 | 8.40% | 65% |
| 38 | Touro College - New York, NY | $109,800 | $592,000 | 9.90% | 27% |
| 39 | Duke University | $230,300 | $591,500 | 6.70% | 95% |
| 40 | Bucknell University | $225,800 | $589,500 | 6.80% | 90% |
| 41 | Kettering University | $227,500 | $589,200 | 6.80% | 56% |
| 42 | New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) (In-State) | $137,700 | $588,500 | 8.80% | 54% |
| 43 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) (In-State) | $76,410 | $588,400 | 11.60% | 47% |
| 44 | Texas A&M University - Main Campus (In-State) | $91,040 | $566,700 | 10.60% | 80% |
| 45 | Saint Mary's College of California | $223,200 | $562,400 | 6.70% | 62% |
| 46 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) (In-State) | $97,710 | $560,900 | 10.20% | 83% |
| 47 | Cornell University - Ithaca, NY | $227,600 | $560,400 | 6.60% | 93% |
| 48 | Yale University | $230,100 | $559,600 | 6.50% | 96% |
| 49 (tie) | California Polytechnic State University (CalPoly) - San Luis Obispo (Out-Of-State) | $156,000 | $559,300 | 8.10% | 72% |
| 49 (tie) | Montana Tech of The University of Montana (In-State) | $81,990 | $559,300 | 11.00% | 48% |
| 51 | Washington and Lee University | $216,800 | $558,900 | 6.80% | 90% |
| 52 | University of Notre Dame | $221,200 | $558,200 | 6.70% | 95% |
| 53 | University of California - Berkeley (Out-Of-State) | $231,800 | $556,600 | 6.50% | 91% |
| 54 (tie) | Johns Hopkins University | $229,100 | $555,000 | 6.50% | 92% |
| 54 (tie) | Michigan Technological University (In-State) | $112,200 | $555,000 | 9.50% | 66% |
| 56 | University of Virginia (UVA) - Main Campus (In-State) | $94,300 | $550,700 | 10.30% | 93% |
| 57 | University of California - San Diego (UCSD) (In-State) | $122,100 | $549,700 | 9.10% | 86% |
| 58 | Colgate University | $223,600 | $543,200 | 6.50% | 90% |
| 59 | University of Massachusetts (UMass) - Lowell Campus (In-State) | $103,800 | $542,700 | 9.80% | 54% |
| 60 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) (Out-Of-State) | $122,600 | $542,300 | 9.00% | 47% |
| 61 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) (In-State) | $113,200 | $541,600 | 9.30% | 84% |
| 62 | New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) (Out-Of-State) | $189,400 | $536,800 | 7.10% | 54% |
| 63 | Milwaukee School of Engineering | $192,900 | $536,000 | 7.00% | 56% |
| 64 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) - Daytona Beach, FL | $195,700 | $535,700 | 7.00% | 58% |
| 65 | Brigham Young University (BYU) | $80,170 | $534,500 | 10.90% | 77% |
| 66 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (In-State) | $103,200 | $529,500 | 9.70% | 91% |
| 67 | Wake Forest University | $223,000 | $529,400 | 6.40% | 87% |
| 68 | Case Western Reserve University | $221,600 | $528,100 | 6.50% | 78% |
| 69 | Lehigh University | $219,200 | $526,900 | 6.50% | 88% |
| 70 | Tufts University | $226,300 | $521,500 | 6.30% | 92% |
| 71 | Purdue University - Main Campus (In-State) | $98,290 | $519,300 | 9.80% | 69% |
| 72 | Bentley University | $213,200 | $514,200 | 6.50% | 84% |
| 73 | Washington University in St. Louis | $234,600 | $513,500 | 6.10% | 94% |
| 74 | California State Polytechnic University - Pomona (In-State) | $97,070 | $511,100 | 9.80% | 51% |
| 75 | The College of William and Mary (In-State) | $98,400 | $509,300 | 9.70% | 90% |
| 76 | Vanderbilt University | $232,600 | $509,100 | 6.10% | 92% |
| 77 | Clarkson University - Potsdam, NY | $215,100 | $508,600 | 6.40% | 70% |
| 78 | Montana Tech of The University of Montana (Out-Of-State) | $134,500 | $506,800 | 8.30% | 48% |
| 79 | Amherst College | $228,400 | $505,900 | 6.20% | 95% |
| 80 | University of Maryland - College Park (In-State) | $95,630 | $501,300 | 9.80% | 82% |
| 81 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) (Out-Of-State) | $157,800 | $500,800 | 7.60% | 83% |
| 82 | Texas A&M University - Main Campus (Out-Of-State) | $157,800 | $499,900 | 7.60% | 80% |
| 83 | Loyola University - Baltimore, MD | $217,500 | $498,500 | 6.30% | 84% |
| 84 | George Mason University (In-State) | $95,730 | $497,300 | 9.70% | 66% |
| 85 | University of Texas (UT) - Austin (In-State) | $106,100 | $497,100 | 9.30% | 79% |
| 86 | Michigan Technological University (Out-Of-State) | $171,600 | $495,500 | 7.20% | 66% |
| 87 | Iona College | $186,900 | $495,300 | 6.90% | 65% |
| 88 | Prairie View A & M University (In-State) | $87,080 | $494,900 | 10.10% | 36% |
| 89 | SUNY - Binghamton University (In-State) | $85,090 | $493,300 | 10.20% | 79% |
| 90 | Saint Martin's University | $169,400 | $493,100 | 7.20% | 54% |
| 91 | Lawrence Technological University | $183,900 | $492,700 | 6.90% | 52% |
| 92 | Boston College | $224,600 | $492,300 | 6.10% | 92% |
| 93 | Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech) | $214,400 | $492,000 | 6.30% | 55% |
| 94 | James Madison University (JMU) (In-State) | $87,370 | $490,900 | 10.10% | 80% |
| 95 | University of California - Irvine (UCI) (In-State) | $119,300 | $488,900 | 8.70% | 86% |
| 96 | Bryant University | $198,700 | $486,300 | 6.60% | 80% |
| 97 | University of Massachusetts (UMass) - Lowell Campus (Out-Of-State) | $160,400 | $486,200 | 7.40% | 54% |
| 98 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) (Out-Of-State) | $172,600 | $482,200 | 7.10% | 84% |
| 99 | University of Alaska - Fairbanks Campus (In-State) | $78,200 | $479,300 | 10.50% | 31% |
| 100 | San Jose State University (SJSU) (In-State) | $113,700 | $477,700 | 8.80% | 47% |
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