SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 FORBES | 36
America’s Top Colleges
We looked for low student debt, high postgrad salaries, high graduation
rates, proven career success and strong student satisfaction. For the
full list of 650 U.S. schools, go to forbes.com/top-colleges.
7
UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia, PA
11,716
$71,715
9%
2
YALE UNIVERSITY
New Haven, CT
5,472
$71,290
6%
5
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
Princeton, NJ
5,400
$66,150
7%
3
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Stanford, CA
7,0 3 4
$69,109
5%
4
MASSACHUSETTS
INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
Cambridge, MA
4,524
$67,430
8%
6
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE
OF TECHNOLOGY
Pasadena, CA
979
$68,901
8%
1
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Cambridge, MA
9,915
$69,600
5%
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EDITED BY SUSAN ADAMS AND CARTER COUDRIET
WITH REPORTING BY GWEN AVILES, QUANZHI GUO, TIA NANJAPPAN AND AISHA POWELL
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