每年这个时候，美国大学的各种排名都会纷纷放榜，想想美国各个大学要经受这么多机构的各种对比排名，也是蛮辛苦的。当然，也正是有这些形形色色、五花八门的排名，也能更好的督促美国大学的进步与发展。近期，美国的Payscale网站又发布了一个美国大学投资回报率的排行榜，不同与其他考虑很多因素的排名，Payscale专门就盯着“钱”，一切向“钱”看，从学校学费的花费，到毕业生未来的发展“钱景”，看看你的大学投资是否“物有所值”，连你毕业20年后的净投资回报都告诉你了，别再说你不知道你对毕业后的发展没有概念了，留学毕竟不是快消品，花钱也要花在刀刃上。
由排名可以看出，排在TOP100的大部分院校都是工程科的优势学校，除此之外，还有一部分学校是商科优势学校，可见在美国就业及薪酬上，工程与商科的还是占据着很大的优势，再结合前段时间STEM相关专业OPT再次延长，可见美国就业市场上，工程科还是占据很大优势的。
当然，学生在选择学校入读时，不要过分纠结我读的大学是否在各种排名的榜单上都有一席之地，选择一所适合自己的大学，对于本科生来说是非常重要的，毕竟美国的大学有一定的淘汰率，并不是所有学生都能顺利毕业的，毕竟本科阶段正是世界观、人生观和价值观养成固定的阶段，选择进入不适合的大学对学生的身心健康成长也不是很有利的一件事情。
下面86留学网小编来带你看一下这份投资回报率的榜单上，TOP100的大学都有哪些吧!
| 排名 | 学校名字 | 20年净投资回报 | 4年总花费 | 毕业率 | 标准毕业年限 |
| 1 | California Institute of Technology (Caltech)(Private) | $973,000 | $230,000 | 92% | 4 Years |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)(Private) | $972,000 | $232,000 | 91% | 4 Years |
| 3 (tie) | Harvey Mudd College(Private) | $945,000 | $249,000 | 90% | 4 Years |
| 3 (tie) | SUNY - Maritime College(In-State) | $945,000 | $89,000 | 47% | 5 Years |
| 5 | SUNY - Maritime College(Out-of-State) | $908,000 | $126,000 | 47% | 5 Years |
| 6 | Stanford University(Private) | $854,000 | $240,000 | 95% | 4 Years |
| 7 | Colorado School of Mines(In-State) | $846,000 | $118,000 | 76% | 4 Years |
| 8 | Georgia Institute of Technology(In-State) | $833,000 | $91,500 | 82% | 5 Years |
| 9 | Princeton University(Private) | $820,000 | $224,000 | 97% | 4 Years |
| 10 | Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)(Private) | $811,000 | $243,000 | 88% | 4 Years |
| 11 | University of California - Berkeley(In-State) | $806,000 | $133,000 | 91% | 4 Years |
| 12 | Babson College(Private) | $794,000 | $238,000 | 90% | 4 Years |
| 13 | Massachusetts Maritime Academy(In-State) | $787,000 | $86,900 | 70% | 4 Years |
| 14 | Kettering University(Private) | $785,000 | $199,000 | 57% | 5 Years |
| 15 | Colorado School of Mines(Out-of-State) | $783,000 | $181,000 | 76% | 4 Years |
| 16 | Stevens Institute of Technology(Private) | $781,000 | $239,000 | 82% | 5 Years |
| 17 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)(Private) | $776,000 | $228,000 | 85% | 4 Years |
| 18 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT)(Private) | $769,000 | $225,000 | 72% | 4 Years |
| 19 | University of Pennsylvania(Private) | $760,000 | $243,000 | 96% | 4 Years |
| 20 (tie) | Georgia Institute of Technology(Out-of-State) | $756,000 | $168,000 | 82% | 5 Years |
| 20 (tie) | Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T)(In-State) | $756,000 | $87,500 | 63% | 5 Years |
| 22 | Harvard University(Private) | $739,000 | $235,000 | 98% | 4 Years |
| 23 | Massachusetts Maritime Academy(Out-of-State) | $728,000 | $146,000 | 70% | 4 Years |
| 24 | South Dakota School of Mines & Technology(In-State) | $718,000 | $85,700 | 54% | 5 Years |
| 25 | University of California - Berkeley(Out-of-State) | $715,000 | $225,000 | 91% | 4 Years |
| 26 (tie) | New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)(In-State) | $708,000 | $126,000 | 59% | 5 Years |
| 26 (tie) | South Dakota School of Mines & Technology(Out-of-State) | $708,000 | $95,700 | 54% | 5 Years |
| 28 | Columbia University(Private) | $706,000 | $251,000 | 95% | 4 Years |
| 29 (tie) | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)(Private) | $701,000 | $243,000 | 82% | 4 Years |
| 29 (tie) | Rice University(Private) | $701,000 | $213,000 | 91% | 4 Years |
| 31 | Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T)(Out-of-State) | $699,000 | $145,000 | 63% | 5 Years |
| 32 | California Polytechnic State University (CalPoly) - San Luis Obispo(In-State) | $698,000 | $96,300 | 75% | 5 Years |
| 33 | Lehigh University(Private) | $693,000 | $226,000 | 87% | 4 Years |
| 34 | Dartmouth College(Private) | $686,000 | $248,000 | 95% | 4 Years |
| 35 | Michigan Technological University(In-State) | $670,000 | $104,000 | 64% | 5 Years |
| 36 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor(In-State) | $667,000 | $104,000 | 91% | 4 Years |
| 37 | Brown University(Private) | $661,000 | $237,000 | 96% | 4 Years |
| 38 | Clarkson University - Potsdam, NY(Private) | $660,000 | $224,000 | 71% | 4 Years |
| 39 | New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)(Out-of-State) | $658,000 | $176,000 | 59% | 5 Years |
| 40 | Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)(Private) | $655,000 | $212,000 | 65% | 5 Years |
| 41 | California Polytechnic State University (CalPoly) - San Luis Obispo(Out-of-State) | $653,000 | $141,000 | 75% | 5 Years |
| 42 | University of Washington - Bothell Campus(In-State) | $648,000 | $106,000 | 67% | 5 Years |
| 43 | Washington and Lee University(Private) | $646,000 | $230,000 | 88% | 4 Years |
| 44 (tie) | University of California - San Diego (UCSD)(In-State) | $643,000 | $121,000 | 86% | 4 Years |
| 44 (tie) | Yale University(Private) | $643,000 | $243,000 | 96% | 4 Years |
| 46 | Cornell University - Ithaca, NY(Private) | $642,000 | $242,000 | 93% | 4 Years |
| 47 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)(In-State) | $633,000 | $101,000 | 83% | 4 Years |
| 48 | Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT)(In-State) | $630,000 | $83,600 | 47% | 5 Years |
| 49 (tie) | Montana Tech of The University of Montana(In-State) | $628,000 | $73,900 | 44% | 5 Years |
| 49 (tie) | Texas A&M University - Main Campus(In-State) | $628,000 | $85,700 | 79% | 4 Years |
| 51 | Brigham Young University (BYU)(Private) | $625,000 | $69,400 | 79% | 5 Years |
| 52 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) - Prescott, AZ(Private) | $621,000 | $183,000 | 58% | 4 Years |
| 53 | Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech)(Private) | $620,000 | $211,000 | 55% | 4 Years |
| 54 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)(In-State) | $619,000 | $115,000 | 84% | 4 Years |
| 55 | Manhattan College(Private) | $615,000 | $199,000 | 75% | 4 Years |
| 56 | Lawrence Technological University(Private) | $614,000 | $170,000 | 44% | 5 Years |
| 57 (tie) | Michigan Technological University(Out-of-State) | $612,000 | $162,000 | 64% | 5 Years |
| 57 (tie) | Purdue University - Main Campus(In-State) | $612,000 | $92,500 | 73% | 4 Years |
| 57 (tie) | University of Virginia (UVA) - Main Campus(In-State) | $612,000 | $102,000 | 94% | 4 Years |
| 60 | Santa Clara University(Private) | $609,000 | $235,000 | 85% | 4 Years |
| 61 | Southern Polytechnic State University(In-State) | $607,000 | $72,200 | 35% | 5 Years |
| 62 (tie) | Bucknell University(Private) | $604,000 | $240,000 | 89% | 4 Years |
| 62 (tie) | SUNY - Binghamton University(In-State) | $604,000 | $89,600 | 81% | 4 Years |
| 64 | Wabash College(Private) | $599,000 | $184,000 | 73% | 4 Years |
| 65 | University of Notre Dame(Private) | $598,000 | $236,000 | 96% | 4 Years |
| 66 | San Jose State University (SJSU)(In-State) | $597,000 | $96,600 | 52% | 5 Years |
| 67 | Duke University(Private) | $589,000 | $243,000 | 95% | 4 Years |
| 68 | Georgetown University - Washington D.C.(Private) | $586,000 | $245,000 | 95% | 4 Years |
| 69 | California State Polytechnic University - Pomona(In-State) | $585,000 | $89,200 | 56% | 5 Years |
| 70 | Johns Hopkins University(Private) | $583,000 | $241,000 | 93% | 4 Years |
| 71 (tie) | Bentley University(Private) | $580,000 | $224,000 | 88% | 4 Years |
| 71 (tie) | Milwaukee School of Engineering(Private) | $580,000 | $184,000 | 56% | 5 Years |
| 71 (tie) | Montana Tech of The University of Montana(Out-of-State) | $580,000 | $122,000 | 44% | 5 Years |
| 74 (tie) | Lafayette College(Private) | $573,000 | $235,000 | 90% | 4 Years |
| 74 (tie) | Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT)(Out-of-State) | $573,000 | $141,000 | 47% | 5 Years |
| 76 (tie) | University of Washington - Bothell Campus(Out-of-State) | $572,000 | $182,000 | 67% | 5 Years |
| 76 (tie) | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)(Out-of-State) | $572,000 | $162,000 | 83% | 4 Years |
| 76 (tie) | Washington University in St. Louis(Private) | $572,000 | $247,000 | 95% | 4 Years |
| 79 | University of Texas (UT) - Austin(In-State) | $571,000 | $103,000 | 81% | 4 Years |
| 80 | Boston College(Private) | $569,000 | $239,000 | 91% | 4 Years |
| 81 | West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech)(In-State) | $566,000 | $68,200 | 19% | 5 Years |
| 82 | SUNY - Binghamton University(Out-of-State) | $565,000 | $129,000 | 81% | 4 Years |
| 83 | Southern Polytechnic State University(Out-of-State) | $564,000 | $116,000 | 35% | 5 Years |
| 84 (tie) | Texas A&M University - Main Campus(Out-of-State) | $563,000 | $151,000 | 79% | 4 Years |
| 84 (tie) | University of Massachusetts (UMass) - Lowell Campus(In-State) | $563,000 | $101,000 | 54% | 5 Years |
| 86 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)(Out-of-State) | $562,000 | $172,000 | 84% | 4 Years |
| 87 (tie) | University of Maryland - College Park(In-State) | $560,000 | $94,100 | 85% | 4 Years |
| 87 (tie) | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor(Out-of-State) | $560,000 | $211,000 | 91% | 4 Years |
| 89 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick Campus(In-State) | $558,000 | $116,000 | 81% | 4 Years |
| 90 | Indiana Institute Of Technology(Private) | $557,000 | $147,000 | 31% | 5 Years |
| 91 | University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA)(In-State) | $555,000 | $129,000 | 91% | 4 Years |
| 92 | San Jose State University (SJSU)(Out-of-State) | $552,000 | $142,000 | 52% | 5 Years |
| 93 | University of California - San Diego (UCSD)(Out-of-State) | $551,000 | $213,000 | 86% | 4 Years |
| 94 | Case Western Reserve University(Private) | $549,000 | $228,000 | 81% | 4 Years |
| 95 (tie) | Northwestern University(Private) | $546,000 | $248,000 | 93% | 4 Years |
| 95 (tie) | University of Alaska - Fairbanks Campus(In-State) | $546,000 | $67,500 | 32% | 5 Years |
| 97 | James Madison University (JMU)(In-State) | $544,000 | $90,000 | 82% | 4 Years |
| 98 | Vanderbilt University(Private) | $542,000 | $242,000 | 93% | 4 Years |
| 99 (tie) | California State Polytechnic University - Pomona(Out-of-State) | $540,000 | $134,000 | 56% | 5 Years |
| 99 (tie) | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) - Daytona Beach, FL(Private) | $540,000 | $184,000 | 52% | 4 Years |
| 99 (tie) | University of Washington (UW) - Main Campus(In-State) | $540,000 | $104,000 | 84% | 4 Years |
