College Rankings

Best Nursing Schools

The top 25 of 875 U.S. colleges offering an undergraduate Nursing degree, ranked by early-career earnings and return on investment — using each school's real, aid-adjusted net price rather than sticker tuition.

Is Nursing worth it?

Few bachelor's degrees offer a more guaranteed ticket to the middle class—and often the upper-middle class—than a BSN. But the financial payoff heavily depends on geography and where you choose to study. The data here is screamingly clear: the greatest value in nursing education is found at accessible, low-cost public universities in states with powerful nurses' unions and high regional wages. Paying a premium for a prestige-brand nursing degree is almost always a financial mistake when local state schools feed directly into the exact same hospitals, on the exact same pay scales, for a fraction of the tuition.

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#	School	State	Score	Median earnings	Net price / yr	10-yr net ROI
1	Sonoma State University	CA	91	$125,646	$12,885†	+$1.2M
2	California State University-East Bay	CA	91	$124,392	$9,320†	+$1.2M
3	California State University-Stanislaus	CA	91	$119,356	$6,067†	+$1.2M
4	San Francisco State University	CA	91	$117,532	$12,278†	+$1.1M
5	California State University-Monterey Bay	CA	91	$117,088	$13,663†	+$1.1M
6	California State University-Sacramento	CA	91	$116,001	$9,338†	+$1.1M
7	CUNY Medgar Evers College	NY	91	$115,779	$5,718†	+$1.1M
8	CUNY York College	NY	91	$113,718	$4,456†	+$1.1M
9	California State University-Dominguez Hills	CA	91	$110,626	$8,615†	+$1.1M
10	College of Staten Island CUNY	NY	91	$110,335	$5,579†	+$1.1M
11	California State University-Northridge	CA	91	$106,780	$7,021†	+$1.0M
12	CUNY Hunter College	NY	91	$103,692	$2,984†	+$1.0M
13	CUNY New York City College of Technology	NY	91	$103,611	$5,127†	+$1.0M
14	Farmingdale State College	NY	91	$103,508	$10,867†	+$992K
15	California State University-Channel Islands	CA	91	$103,484	$9,849†	+$995K
16	California State University-Fullerton	CA	91	$103,028	$6,555†	+$1.0M
17	CUNY Lehman College	NY	91	$101,531	$3,148†	+$1.0M
18	California State University-Long Beach	CA	91	$100,178	$10,440†	+$960K
19	California State University-Los Angeles	CA	91	$98,811	$3,967†	+$972K
20	California State University-Fresno	CA	91	$96,890	$7,000†	+$941K
21	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	91	$94,611	$12,548†	+$896K
22	California State University-San Bernardino	CA	91	$93,142	$4,564†	+$913K
23	California State University-Chico	CA	90	$113,181	$14,480†	+$1.1M
24	California State University-San Marcos	CA	90	$103,799	$10,229†	+$997K
25	University of Providence	MT	90	$101,187	$17,649	+$941K
26	Kean University	NJ	90	$101,039	$12,447†	+$961K
27	San Diego State University	CA	90	$100,221	$15,364†	+$941K
28	Empire State University	NY	90	$94,830	$11,676†	+$902K
29	University of Hawaii at Manoa	HI	90	$94,216	$15,664†	+$880K
30	Mercy University	NY	90	$90,933	$14,072	+$853K
31	Saint Peter's University	NJ	90	$88,259	$12,199	+$834K
32	University of California-Irvine	CA	90	$87,715	$14,251†	+$820K
33	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	WA	90	$86,212	$10,163†	+$821K
34	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	MN	90	$84,323	$11,704	+$796K
35	Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus	NM	90	$83,465	$4,904†	+$815K
36	Indian River State College	FL	90	$81,648	$3,815†	+$801K
37	Governors State University	IL	90	$80,391	$12,329†	+$755K
38	Purdue University Global	IN	90	$78,468	$7,770†	+$754K
39	College of Central Florida	FL	90	$78,006	$12,088†	+$732K
40	Florida State College at Jacksonville	FL	90	$77,442	$4,128†	+$758K
41	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	NJ	89	$91,523	$15,404	+$854K
42	New Jersey City University	NJ	89	$90,730	$16,053†	+$843K
43	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi	NY	89	$89,749	$17,225†	+$829K
44	New Mexico Highlands University	NM	89	$88,137	$14,838†	+$822K
45	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	89	$86,212	$14,091†	+$806K
46	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	WA	89	$86,212	$12,319†	+$813K
47	Western Governors University	UT	89	$85,861	$12,548	+$808K
48	Nevada State University	NV	89	$85,585	$14,068†	+$800K
49	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	89	$85,513	$13,951†	+$799K
50	Alcorn State University	MS	89	$85,255	$13,265†	+$799K
51	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	89	$84,969	$10,875†	+$806K
52	University of Hawaii at Hilo	HI	89	$84,401	$11,856†	+$797K
53	Holy Family University	PA	89	$83,363	$13,143	+$781K
54	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	NV	89	$83,327	$10,359†	+$792K
55	Prairie View A & M University	TX	89	$83,218	$13,570†	+$778K
56	Clayton State University	GA	89	$82,714	$8,365†	+$794K
57	St. Francis College	NY	89	$81,263	$18,129	+$740K
58	SUNY College of Technology at Canton	NY	89	$81,256	$15,268†	+$751K
59	Polk State College	FL	89	$81,004	$9,427†	+$772K
60	Northeastern State University	OK	89	$80,792	$12,710†	+$757K
61	St Petersburg College	FL	89	$80,787	$1,471†	+$802K
62	University of Michigan-Flint	MI	89	$80,029	$7,007†	+$772K
63	Trinity Washington University	DC	89	$79,349	$9,302	+$756K
64	Broward College	FL	89	$79,135	$14,506†	+$733K
65	Dalton State College	GA	89	$78,830	$5,012†	+$768K
66	Florida International University	FL	89	$78,671	$9,288†	+$750K
67	Lamar University	TX	89	$77,946	$9,366†	+$742K
68	Daytona State College	FL	89	$77,838	$7,177†	+$750K
69	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	TX	89	$77,619	$4,831†	+$757K
70	Albany State University	GA	89	$77,491	$11,898†	+$727K
71	Coppin State University	MD	89	$76,661	$9,977†	+$727K
72	Texas A & M International University	TX	89	$75,009	$3,637†	+$736K
73	Azusa Pacific University	CA	88	$105,521	$22,212	+$966K
74	University of Mount Saint Vincent	NY	88	$105,134	$21,696	+$965K
75	Vanguard University of Southern California	CA	88	$102,915	$21,241	+$944K
76	Mount Saint Mary's University	CA	88	$99,457	$21,413	+$909K
77	Ramapo College of New Jersey	NJ	88	$95,153	$18,173†	+$879K
78	Stony Brook University	NY	88	$94,853	$18,784†	+$873K
79	New York Institute of Technology	NY	88	$88,844	$22,443	+$799K
80	Wilmington University	DE	88	$86,703	$15,644	+$804K
81	University of Houston	TX	88	$85,740	$14,276†	+$800K
82	University of Nevada-Reno	NV	88	$85,733	$15,927†	+$794K
83	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	88	$84,969	$13,807†	+$794K
84	Frostburg State University	MD	88	$82,617	$16,715†	+$759K
85	Brenau University	GA	88	$80,786	$18,924	+$732K
86	SUNY Polytechnic Institute	NY	88	$80,210	$14,164†	+$745K
87	Oklahoma Panhandle State University	OK	88	$78,753	$7,413†	+$758K
88	University of the Virgin Islands	VI	88	$78,365	$7,469†	+$754K
89	Fairmont State University	WV	88	$77,962	$9,032†	+$743K
90	Midwestern State University	TX	88	$77,928	$11,656†	+$733K
91	Florida Atlantic University	FL	88	$77,883	$8,752†	+$744K
92	Purdue University Northwest	IN	88	$77,691	$6,079†	+$753K
93	University of West Georgia	GA	88	$77,140	$12,786†	+$720K
94	Ohio University-Eastern Campus	OH	88	$75,809	$3,925†	+$742K
95	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus	OH	88	$75,809	$5,755†	+$735K
96	Ohio University-Southern Campus	OH	88	$75,809	$5,993†	+$734K
97	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus	OH	88	$75,809	$5,650†	+$735K
98	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus	OH	88	$75,809	$5,746†	+$735K
99	Indiana University-Kokomo	IN	88	$74,172	$3,968†	+$726K
100	Western New Mexico University	NM	88	$73,666	$8,522†	+$703K
101	Fayetteville State University	NC	88	$73,448	$7,892†	+$703K
102	Florida SouthWestern State College	FL	88	$70,923	$7,247†	+$680K
103	Great Basin College	NV	88	$70,512	$8,471†	+$671K
104	Molloy University	NY	87	$105,747	$24,347	+$960K
105	National University	CA	87	$99,714	$22,878	+$906K
106	William Paterson University of New Jersey	NJ	87	$92,257	$18,745†	+$848K
107	Western Connecticut State University	CT	87	$86,600	$17,604†	+$796K
108	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	87	$84,969	$16,798†	+$782K
109	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	87	$84,969	$16,403†	+$784K
110	Delaware State University	DE	87	$84,049	$13,910†	+$785K
111	College of Our Lady of the Elms	MA	87	$83,775	$17,545	+$768K
112	University of Maine at Augusta	ME	87	$82,845	$10,924†	+$785K
113	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	NM	87	$82,216	$15,489†	+$760K
114	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	LA	87	$80,416	$13,530†	+$750K
115	Louisiana Christian University	LA	87	$80,263	$13,113	+$750K
116	Fitchburg State University	MA	87	$80,228	$14,262†	+$745K
117	University of Massachusetts-Boston	MA	87	$79,672	$17,707†	+$726K
118	Saint Xavier University	IL	87	$78,285	$10,970	+$739K
119	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	87	$78,180	$14,967†	+$722K
120	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly	PA	87	$77,955	$14,596†	+$721K
121	University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online	NH	87	$77,271	$10,864†	+$729K
122	East Texas A&M University	TX	87	$76,559	$11,841†	+$718K
123	Texas Woman's University	TX	87	$76,344	$11,963†	+$716K
124	Georgia Southwestern State University	GA	87	$76,025	$12,019†	+$712K
125	University of Louisiana at Monroe	LA	87	$75,828	$13,466†	+$704K
126	University of St Francis	IL	87	$75,811	$13,006	+$706K
127	Morgan State University	MD	87	$75,641	$14,985†	+$696K
128	University of North Georgia	GA	87	$75,412	$9,823†	+$715K
129	Worcester State University	MA	87	$75,249	$13,381†	+$699K
130	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	87	$75,045	$10,974†	+$707K
131	Ferris State University	MI	87	$74,851	$8,624†	+$714K
132	Mississippi University for Women	MS	87	$74,422	$12,411†	+$695K
133	University of Florida	FL	87	$73,711	$6,541†	+$711K
134	University of Florida-Online	FL	87	$73,711	$4,815†	+$718K
135	William Carey University	MS	87	$73,469	$14,258	+$678K
136	Indiana University-Northwest	IN	87	$73,335	$5,130†	+$713K
137	University of South Florida	FL	87	$72,879	$9,812†	+$690K
138	The University of Texas at El Paso	TX	87	$72,429	$9,403†	+$687K
139	University of Maine at Fort Kent	ME	87	$71,551	$7,482†	+$686K
140	Northwest Florida State College	FL	87	$68,745	$4,571†	+$669K
141	Wagner College	NY	86	$108,746	$28,241	+$974K
142	Saint Elizabeth University	NJ	86	$100,007	$23,125	+$908K
143	Dominican University of California	CA	86	$97,762	$35,333	+$836K
144	Mount Saint Mary College	NY	86	$95,495	$25,522	+$853K
145	Grand Canyon University	AZ	86	$92,781	$22,472	+$838K
146	University of Maryland Global Campus	MD	86	$92,323	$22,063†	+$835K
147	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus	NJ	86	$91,523	$22,829	+$824K
148	Rutgers University-Camden	NJ	86	$87,594	$18,745†	+$801K
149	University of Alaska Anchorage	AK	86	$86,823	$15,301†	+$807K
150	La Salle University	PA	86	$84,400	$19,409	+$766K
151	Washington State University	WA	86	$83,894	$14,971†	+$779K
152	Notre Dame of Maryland University	MD	86	$83,354	$19,169	+$757K
153	Central Connecticut State University	CT	86	$83,012	$16,857†	+$763K
154	Stockton University	NJ	86	$81,885	$20,670†	+$736K
155	University of Delaware	DE	86	$81,286	$17,799†	+$742K
156	Western Washington University	WA	86	$80,808	$21,193†	+$723K
157	Salem State University	MA	86	$80,641	$15,996†	+$742K
158	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	AR	86	$78,898	$17,248†	+$720K
159	Utica University	NY	86	$78,857	$19,108	+$712K
160	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	86	$78,247	$17,163†	+$714K
161	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton	PA	86	$77,955	$17,910†	+$708K
162	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	PA	86	$77,955	$17,418†	+$710K
163	Gordon State College	GA	86	$77,695	$8,105†	+$745K
164	Metropolitan State University	MN	86	$77,421	$16,863†	+$707K
165	Northern Arizona University	AZ	86	$76,782	$14,158†	+$711K
166	University of North Florida	FL	86	$76,508	$10,154†	+$724K
167	Saginaw Valley State University	MI	86	$76,244	$10,775†	+$719K
168	State University of New York at Plattsburgh	NY	86	$76,152	$17,156†	+$693K
169	Shepherd University	WV	86	$75,914	$11,363†	+$714K
170	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	86	$75,503	$11,900†	+$707K
171	Oakland University	MI	86	$74,917	$9,120†	+$713K
172	Stephen F Austin State University	TX	86	$74,683	$14,260†	+$690K
173	University of West Florida	FL	86	$73,787	$9,364†	+$700K
174	University of Central Florida	FL	86	$73,765	$10,411†	+$696K
175	Arkansas State University	AR	86	$73,423	$12,366†	+$685K
176	Rhode Island College	RI	86	$73,235	$9,478†	+$694K
177	New Mexico State University-Main Campus	NM	86	$73,229	$8,889†	+$697K
178	Winston-Salem State University	NC	86	$72,639	$13,479†	+$672K
179	Indiana University-East	IN	86	$72,491	$8,134†	+$692K
180	Colorado State University Pueblo	CO	86	$71,714	$10,051†	+$677K
181	Potomac State College of West Virginia University	WV	86	$71,298	$9,197†	+$676K
182	West Virginia University Institute of Technology	WV	86	$71,298	$9,337†	+$676K
183	Bowie State University	MD	86	$70,278	$19,298†	+$626K
184	Baker College	MI	86	$69,067	$13,157	+$638K
185	Simpson University	CA	85	$102,613	$27,817	+$915K
186	Concordia University-Irvine	CA	85	$102,324	$28,115	+$911K
187	Linfield University	OR	85	$95,604	$26,536	+$850K
188	Caldwell University	NJ	85	$88,550	$24,691	+$787K
189	Southern Connecticut State University	CT	85	$87,795	$20,857†	+$795K
190	Schreiner University	TX	85	$86,950	$21,507	+$783K
191	Keuka College	NY	85	$86,649	$24,338	+$769K
192	Binghamton University	NY	85	$86,404	$21,620†	+$778K
193	Georgian Court University	NJ	85	$85,963	$19,285	+$782K
194	Rowan University	NJ	85	$84,859	$22,408†	+$759K
195	Coastal Carolina University	SC	85	$84,021	$13,966†	+$784K
196	Sam Houston State University	TX	85	$82,463	$16,404†	+$759K
197	University of Mount Olive	NC	85	$81,493	$18,853	+$740K
198	Westfield State University	MA	85	$81,136	$16,721†	+$744K
199	University of Pennsylvania	PA	85	$80,943	$28,699	+$695K
200	Kennesaw State University	GA	85	$80,560	$15,048†	+$745K
201	Towson University	MD	85	$80,344	$17,413†	+$734K
202	Daemen University	NY	85	$79,376	$18,693	+$719K
203	Houston Christian University	TX	85	$79,229	$20,629	+$710K
204	George Mason University	VA	85	$78,365	$17,915†	+$712K
205	University of Arizona	AZ	85	$78,168	$16,674†	+$715K
206	Nicholls State University	LA	85	$78,065	$12,947†	+$729K
207	Minnesota State University Moorhead	MN	85	$78,006	$17,997†	+$708K
208	Lewis-Clark State College	ID	85	$77,965	$15,635†	+$717K
209	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington	PA	85	$77,955	$18,305†	+$706K
210	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango	PA	85	$77,955	$18,095†	+$707K
211	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto	PA	85	$77,955	$19,454†	+$702K
212	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington	PA	85	$77,955	$18,071†	+$707K
213	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill	PA	85	$77,955	$19,659†	+$701K
214	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	85	$77,955	$19,550†	+$701K
215	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania	PA	85	$77,809	$15,699†	+$715K
216	Metropolitan State University of Denver	CO	85	$77,333	$15,327†	+$712K
217	Lewis University	IL	85	$76,766	$17,028	+$700K
218	Old Dominion University	VA	85	$76,527	$14,638†	+$707K
219	University of South Carolina-Upstate	SC	85	$75,849	$13,557†	+$704K
220	Southwestern Oklahoma State University	OK	85	$75,846	$14,459†	+$701K
221	Northern Illinois University	IL	85	$75,557	$13,391†	+$702K
222	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	85	$75,458	$13,138†	+$702K
223	Baptist Health Sciences University	TN	85	$74,962	$11,212	+$705K
224	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	LA	85	$74,935	$13,606†	+$695K
225	Western Illinois University	IL	85	$74,490	$12,937†	+$693K
226	Columbus State University	GA	85	$74,454	$13,115†	+$692K
227	Augusta University	GA	85	$74,307	$13,787†	+$688K
228	Thomas University	GA	85	$74,176	$18,499	+$668K
229	Saint Cloud State University	MN	85	$74,111	$13,529†	+$687K
230	The University of Texas at Tyler	TX	85	$73,963	$13,323†	+$686K
231	Southeastern Louisiana University	LA	85	$73,910	$13,154†	+$686K
232	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	NC	85	$73,906	$10,260†	+$698K
233	University of South Carolina Aiken	SC	85	$72,714	$11,641†	+$681K
234	Indiana State University	IN	85	$72,381	$10,873†	+$680K
235	Southwest Minnesota State University	MN	85	$71,933	$15,291†	+$658K
236	Purdue University-Main Campus	IN	85	$71,759	$14,600†	+$659K
237	The University of Tennessee-Martin	TN	85	$71,727	$10,701†	+$674K
238	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	85	$71,594	$11,655†	+$669K
239	University of Wyoming	WY	85	$71,504	$13,599†	+$661K
240	Valdosta State University	GA	85	$71,395	$10,945†	+$670K
241	East Central University	OK	85	$71,297	$8,683†	+$678K
242	Florida Gulf Coast University	FL	85	$70,964	$12,568†	+$659K
243	Middle Georgia State University	GA	85	$70,650	$12,361†	+$657K
244	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	WI	85	$70,213	$13,369†	+$649K
245	Florida State University	FL	85	$69,997	$11,297†	+$655K
246	Texas A&M University-Texarkana	TX	85	$67,768	$12,997†	+$626K
247	Fort Hays State University	KS	85	$67,435	$12,569†	+$624K
248	Utah Valley University	UT	85	$66,900	$6,376†	+$643K
249	Indiana University-Southeast	IN	85	$66,302	$7,888†	+$631K
250	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	FL	85	$64,772	$13,739†	+$593K
251	Chicago State University	IL	85	$63,869	$12,335†	+$589K
252	Pacific Union College	CA	84	$119,258	$41,008	+$1.0M
253	Pace University	NY	84	$107,433	$30,892	+$951K
254	Adelphi University	NY	84	$102,136	$30,783	+$898K
255	University of San Francisco	CA	84	$101,731	$41,431	+$852K
256	Long Island University	NY	84	$100,097	$33,062	+$869K
257	University of Portland	OR	84	$94,291	$28,210	+$830K
258	California Baptist University	CA	84	$92,441	$26,285	+$819K
259	Walla Walla University	WA	84	$90,709	$23,329	+$814K
260	Immaculata University	PA	84	$87,624	$24,258	+$779K
261	University of Rhode Island	RI	84	$82,218	$21,440†	+$736K
262	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	PA	84	$82,137	$20,787†	+$738K
263	Pacific Lutheran University	WA	84	$81,761	$19,589	+$739K
264	Chaminade University of Honolulu	HI	84	$81,125	$28,856	+$696K
265	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	PA	84	$80,020	$18,134†	+$728K
266	University at Buffalo	NY	84	$78,621	$20,995†	+$702K
267	Georgia State University	GA	84	$78,165	$15,931†	+$718K
268	Bemidji State University	MN	84	$77,639	$15,261†	+$715K
269	McNeese State University	LA	84	$77,239	$12,493†	+$722K
270	Montana State University-Northern	MT	84	$77,121	$12,664†	+$721K
271	Regis University	CO	84	$76,736	$18,397	+$694K
272	North Carolina Central University	NC	84	$76,142	$15,359†	+$700K
273	St Catherine University	MN	84	$76,084	$19,764	+$682K
274	Herzing University-Minneapolis	MN	84	$75,774	$16,670	+$691K
275	Eastern Michigan University	MI	84	$75,760	$15,407†	+$696K
276	SUNY Brockport	NY	84	$75,698	$16,353†	+$692K
277	Western Michigan University	MI	84	$75,149	$15,273†	+$690K
278	Wayne State University	MI	84	$74,793	$12,766†	+$697K
279	North Park University	IL	84	$73,846	$16,948	+$671K
280	University of Memphis	TN	84	$73,680	$12,397†	+$687K
281	Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies	MO	84	$73,569	$14,601	+$677K
282	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global	IN	84	$73,557	$16,898	+$668K
283	Angelo State University	TX	84	$73,544	$15,091†	+$675K
284	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	84	$72,929	$16,778†	+$662K
285	University of Virginia's College at Wise	VA	84	$72,911	$9,210†	+$692K
286	Minot State University	ND	84	$72,522	$12,703†	+$674K
287	Niagara University	NY	84	$72,470	$17,248	+$656K
288	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi	TX	84	$71,760	$15,225†	+$657K
289	University of Missouri-Kansas City	MO	84	$71,150	$13,310†	+$658K
290	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	OK	84	$70,625	$15,300†	+$645K
291	Morehead State University	KY	84	$70,523	$9,793†	+$666K
292	Wright State University-Lake Campus	OH	84	$70,327	$11,081†	+$659K
293	Francis Marion University	SC	84	$70,110	$11,386†	+$656K
294	Colorado Mesa University	CO	84	$69,631	$15,103†	+$636K
295	Auburn University at Montgomery	AL	84	$69,625	$13,224†	+$643K
296	University of Arkansas-Fort Smith	AR	84	$69,618	$10,574†	+$654K
297	Utah Tech University	UT	84	$69,616	$16,039†	+$632K
298	University of Mississippi	MS	84	$69,353	$13,314†	+$640K
299	Marshall University	WV	84	$69,176	$7,502†	+$662K
300	Shorter University	GA	84	$69,009	$16,646	+$624K
301	Northern Kentucky University	KY	84	$68,649	$8,191†	+$654K
302	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	84	$68,633	$11,040†	+$642K
303	Murray State University	KY	84	$68,608	$9,096†	+$650K
304	Western Kentucky University	KY	84	$68,294	$10,990†	+$639K
305	Austin Peay State University	TN	84	$68,235	$9,735†	+$643K
306	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	84	$68,115	$10,965†	+$637K
307	Indiana University-South Bend	IN	84	$67,253	$8,653†	+$638K
308	New York University	NY	83	$111,360	$37,050	+$965K
309	University of Hartford	CT	83	$106,348	$30,282	+$942K
310	Goodwin University	CT	83	$89,747	$29,249	+$780K
311	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	83	$87,594	$24,406†	+$778K
312	Dillard University	LA	83	$86,585	$22,094	+$777K
313	The College of New Jersey	NJ	83	$85,986	$27,646†	+$749K
314	University of Connecticut	CT	83	$84,969	$25,097†	+$749K
315	Widener University	PA	83	$83,528	$25,759	+$732K
316	Lubbock Christian University	TX	83	$83,470	$24,456	+$737K
317	University of Scranton	PA	83	$82,895	$32,568	+$699K
318	Barry University	FL	83	$81,868	$22,613	+$728K
319	Seattle Pacific University	WA	83	$81,671	$24,488	+$719K
320	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	83	$81,452	$22,383†	+$725K
321	Cedar Crest College	PA	83	$80,844	$18,659	+$734K
322	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	PA	83	$79,156	$19,608†	+$713K
323	Emory University	GA	83	$79,073	$22,585	+$700K
324	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona	PA	83	$77,955	$22,213†	+$691K
325	York College of Pennsylvania	PA	83	$77,469	$18,556	+$700K
326	Nebraska Wesleyan University	NE	83	$76,333	$18,327	+$690K
327	State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota	FL	83	$76,214	$22,356†	+$673K
328	Hawaii Pacific University	HI	83	$75,892	$29,657	+$640K
329	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	MA	83	$75,659	$20,927†	+$673K
330	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	83	$75,513	$17,354†	+$686K
331	Vermont State University	VT	83	$75,160	$18,212†	+$679K
332	University of Detroit Mercy	MI	83	$75,063	$15,232	+$690K
333	Keene State College	NH	83	$74,915	$17,887†	+$678K
334	West Texas A & M University	TX	83	$74,531	$19,487†	+$667K
335	University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne	IN	83	$74,478	$18,196	+$672K
336	Carroll University	WI	83	$74,323	$15,193	+$682K
337	Cabarrus College of Health Sciences	NC	83	$73,944	$17,618	+$669K
338	Bob Jones University	SC	83	$73,493	$16,641	+$668K
339	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	83	$73,445	$15,435†	+$673K
340	Georgia Southern University	GA	83	$72,741	$15,267†	+$666K
341	University of Pittsburgh-Bradford	PA	83	$72,251	$15,350†	+$661K
342	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	CO	83	$71,864	$15,788†	+$655K
343	Miami University-Hamilton	OH	83	$71,404	$11,286†	+$669K
344	Miami University-Middletown	OH	83	$71,404	$10,809†	+$671K
345	West Virginia University	WV	83	$71,298	$15,634†	+$650K
346	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	IL	83	$71,161	$14,889†	+$652K
347	Adams State University	CO	83	$70,926	$12,980†	+$657K
348	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	83	$70,900	$15,014†	+$649K
349	University of Central Missouri	MO	83	$70,840	$14,462†	+$651K
350	University of Holy Cross	LA	83	$70,806	$15,635	+$646K
351	Wesleyan College	GA	83	$70,482	$12,724	+$654K
352	Mount Carmel College of Nursing	OH	83	$69,969	$10,420	+$658K
353	Andrews University	MI	83	$69,542	$12,547	+$645K
354	Langston University	OK	83	$68,967	$11,504†	+$644K
355	University of Southern Indiana	IN	83	$68,945	$12,923†	+$638K
356	Arkansas Tech University	AR	83	$68,794	$12,970†	+$636K
357	Indiana University-Indianapolis	IN	83	$68,136	$11,668†	+$635K
358	Southern Arkansas University Main Campus	AR	83	$67,213	$14,027†	+$616K
359	Bluefield State University	WV	83	$67,148	$13,684†	+$617K
360	Idaho State University	ID	83	$66,863	$12,193†	+$620K
361	Brigham Young University-Idaho	ID	83	$66,125	$8,221	+$628K
362	Weber State University	UT	83	$66,085	$10,258†	+$620K
363	Middle Tennessee State University	TN	83	$65,839	$13,359†	+$605K
364	Northwestern Oklahoma State University	OK	83	$65,335	$10,104†	+$613K
365	Saint Martin's University	WA	82	$94,947	$28,119	+$837K
366	Thomas Jefferson University	PA	82	$85,656	$28,928	+$741K
367	Le Moyne College	NY	82	$82,500	$22,277	+$736K
368	Gwynedd Mercy University	PA	82	$82,372	$27,483	+$714K
369	American International College	MA	82	$79,889	$23,274	+$706K
370	Southern University and A & M College	LA	82	$79,871	$20,077†	+$718K
371	Jacksonville University	FL	82	$78,924	$25,180	+$689K
372	Lander University	SC	82	$78,485	$15,363†	+$723K
373	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	82	$78,297	$21,315†	+$698K
374	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College	PA	82	$77,955	$24,558†	+$681K
375	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	82	$77,955	$23,330†	+$686K
376	University of Maine	ME	82	$77,737	$17,510†	+$707K
377	Spring Arbor University	MI	82	$77,680	$19,353	+$699K
378	Siena Heights University	MI	82	$77,581	$17,124	+$707K
379	Southwestern Adventist University	TX	82	$76,795	$22,778	+$677K
380	Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University	LA	82	$76,607	$18,552	+$692K
381	Salisbury University	MD	82	$76,477	$17,743†	+$694K
382	Franklin Pierce University	NH	82	$76,016	$27,154	+$652K
383	Herzing University-Akron	OH	82	$75,774	$18,934	+$682K
384	Herzing University-Orlando	FL	82	$75,774	$19,850	+$678K
385	Minnesota State University-Mankato	MN	82	$75,655	$19,139†	+$680K
386	Winona State University	MN	82	$75,313	$17,503†	+$683K
387	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	82	$75,095	$19,857†	+$672K
388	Tarleton State University	TX	82	$74,753	$20,783†	+$664K
389	University of Tulsa	OK	82	$74,029	$15,000	+$680K
390	Valparaiso University	IN	82	$73,747	$18,578	+$663K
391	College of Coastal Georgia	GA	82	$73,587	$15,261†	+$675K
392	North Carolina A & T State University	NC	82	$73,368	$10,846†	+$690K
393	McKendree University	IL	82	$73,156	$24,717	+$633K
394	Illinois State University	IL	82	$72,709	$19,398†	+$649K
395	East Carolina University	NC	82	$72,051	$15,739†	+$658K
396	University of Southern Maine	ME	82	$71,675	$13,596†	+$662K
397	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	WI	82	$71,633	$14,305†	+$659K
398	Gardner-Webb University	NC	82	$71,337	$17,674	+$643K
399	Washburn University	KS	82	$71,210	$15,280†	+$651K
400	Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus	OH	82	$71,175	$16,197†	+$647K
401	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	82	$71,175	$17,339†	+$642K
402	Missouri Western State University	MO	82	$70,938	$13,251†	+$656K
403	Pennsylvania Western University	PA	82	$70,857	$18,256†	+$636K
404	University of Central Arkansas	AR	82	$70,636	$16,511†	+$640K
405	Purdue University Fort Wayne	IN	82	$70,046	$13,171†	+$648K
406	Trevecca Nazarene University	TN	82	$69,533	$16,813	+$628K
407	Jacksonville State University	AL	82	$68,896	$14,279†	+$632K
408	Western Carolina University	NC	82	$68,774	$13,315†	+$634K
409	Dickinson State University	ND	82	$68,151	$14,092†	+$625K
410	Lake Superior State University	MI	82	$68,007	$12,822†	+$629K
411	University of Akron Main Campus	OH	82	$67,141	$13,946†	+$616K
412	Shawnee State University	OH	82	$67,126	$14,381†	+$614K
413	Kent State University at Stark	OH	82	$66,990	$10,897†	+$626K
414	Kent State University at Trumbull	OH	82	$66,990	$11,135†	+$625K
415	Kent State University at Geauga	OH	82	$66,990	$12,044†	+$622K
416	Southern Utah University	UT	82	$65,898	$10,462†	+$617K
417	University of South Carolina Beaufort	SC	82	$64,671	$14,656†	+$588K
418	Vincennes University	IN	82	$62,778	$11,225†	+$583K
419	University of North Alabama	AL	82	$61,137	$12,170†	+$563K
420	University of Saint Joseph	CT	81	$86,555	$27,989	+$754K
421	Touro University	NY	81	$85,682	$29,627	+$738K
422	Northwest University	WA	81	$84,504	$22,288	+$756K
423	Temple University	PA	81	$82,319	$28,198†	+$710K
424	Augsburg University	MN	81	$80,574	$23,873	+$710K
425	Stevenson University	MD	81	$79,709	$26,505	+$691K
426	Boise State University	ID	81	$79,301	$21,610†	+$707K
427	Regis College	MA	81	$78,481	$27,477	+$675K
428	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale	FL	81	$77,345	$30,498	+$651K
429	Trinity Christian College	IL	81	$76,446	$19,125	+$688K
430	Ohio University-Main Campus	OH	81	$75,809	$21,637†	+$672K
431	Herzing University-New Orleans	LA	81	$75,774	$21,269	+$673K
432	Herzing University-Brookfield	WI	81	$75,774	$20,514	+$676K
433	Herzing University-Tampa	FL	81	$75,774	$20,421	+$676K
434	Herzing University-Nashville	TN	81	$75,774	$20,537	+$676K
435	D'Youville University	NY	81	$75,587	$20,433	+$674K
436	University of Virginia-Main Campus	VA	81	$75,220	$21,565†	+$666K
437	Michigan State University	MI	81	$75,081	$19,680†	+$672K
438	University of North Carolina Wilmington	NC	81	$74,463	$20,109†	+$664K
439	University of Northern Colorado	CO	81	$74,308	$17,760†	+$672K
440	Ball State University	IN	81	$73,719	$14,940†	+$677K
441	University of North Dakota	ND	81	$73,097	$18,551†	+$657K
442	University of Vermont	VT	81	$73,068	$19,343†	+$653K
443	Texas State University	TX	81	$72,861	$16,805†	+$661K
444	Rochester Christian University	MI	81	$72,825	$21,456	+$642K
445	College of Saint Mary	NE	81	$72,738	$16,590	+$661K
446	Mount Aloysius College	PA	81	$72,659	$22,344	+$637K
447	Aurora University	IL	81	$72,520	$18,838	+$650K
448	University of Arkansas	AR	81	$72,043	$18,209†	+$648K
449	Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	81	$71,458	$16,264†	+$650K
450	University of Central Oklahoma	OK	81	$71,438	$18,309†	+$641K
451	Waynesburg University	PA	81	$71,208	$18,235	+$639K
452	Grand Valley State University	MI	81	$71,181	$16,317†	+$647K
453	University of Toledo	OH	81	$70,850	$17,249†	+$640K
454	North Dakota State University-Main Campus	ND	81	$70,821	$15,543†	+$646K
455	Wright State University-Main Campus	OH	81	$70,327	$15,415†	+$642K
456	Radford University	VA	81	$69,662	$14,578†	+$638K
457	Appalachian State University	NC	81	$69,420	$16,836†	+$627K
458	Northern Michigan University	MI	81	$68,846	$14,085†	+$632K
459	Southeast Missouri State University	MO	81	$68,302	$15,882†	+$619K
460	Avila University	MO	81	$67,179	$16,053	+$608K
461	Kent State University at Salem	OH	81	$66,990	$13,799†	+$615K
462	University of Missouri-St Louis	MO	81	$66,972	$15,071†	+$609K
463	Youngstown State University	OH	81	$65,668	$12,767†	+$606K
464	University of Kansas	KS	81	$65,347	$18,059†	+$581K
465	Tennessee State University	TN	81	$65,331	$15,796†	+$590K
466	University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	81	$65,173	$18,749†	+$577K
467	Point Loma Nazarene University	CA	80	$97,296	$38,729	+$818K
468	Felician University	NJ	80	$95,990	$40,045	+$800K
469	Seton Hall University	NJ	80	$91,908	$31,446	+$793K
470	George Fox University	OR	80	$89,201	$31,679	+$765K
471	Simmons University	MA	80	$85,096	$25,265	+$750K
472	Eastern University	PA	80	$83,733	$26,662	+$731K
473	Neumann University	PA	80	$82,238	$27,804	+$711K
474	The Catholic University of America	DC	80	$81,044	$29,561	+$692K
475	Benedictine University	IL	80	$80,136	$22,313	+$712K
476	Whitworth University	WA	80	$78,417	$26,534	+$678K
477	Georgia College & State University	GA	80	$78,087	$20,686†	+$698K
478	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	NH	80	$77,271	$23,805†	+$677K
479	LaGrange College	GA	80	$76,077	$20,875	+$677K
480	Herzing University-Atlanta	GA	80	$75,774	$21,679	+$671K
481	Herzing University-Madison	WI	80	$75,774	$22,327	+$668K
482	Herzing University-Kenosha	WI	80	$75,774	$23,066	+$665K
483	Anna Maria College	MA	80	$75,045	$28,333	+$637K
484	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	OK	80	$74,090	$28,358	+$627K
485	Clarkson College	NE	80	$73,835	$19,241	+$661K
486	Madonna University	MI	80	$73,608	$17,755	+$665K
487	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	IN	80	$73,557	$22,866	+$644K
488	Piedmont University	GA	80	$73,416	$20,599	+$652K
489	Mercy College of Ohio	OH	80	$73,010	$17,989	+$658K
490	Oklahoma City University	OK	80	$72,980	$22,857	+$638K
491	Davenport University	MI	80	$72,486	$17,707	+$654K
492	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	80	$71,847	$23,433†	+$625K
493	Goshen College	IN	80	$71,791	$14,493	+$660K
494	Marian University-Ancilla	IN	80	$71,111	$19,463	+$633K
495	Thomas More University	KY	80	$70,955	$21,835	+$622K
496	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	WI	80	$70,250	$16,550†	+$636K
497	University of Utah	UT	80	$69,565	$16,200†	+$631K
498	Ursuline College	OH	80	$69,155	$16,164	+$627K
499	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	PA	80	$68,936	$16,804†	+$622K
500	Truman State University	MO	80	$68,736	$12,780†	+$636K
501	The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences	OH	80	$68,214	$18,378	+$609K
502	Mount St. Joseph University	OH	80	$68,015	$16,530	+$614K
503	Olivet Nazarene University	IL	80	$67,670	$20,729	+$594K
504	Cumberland University	TN	80	$67,094	$18,759	+$596K
505	Graceland University-Lamoni	IA	80	$66,955	$18,504	+$596K
506	Troy University	AL	80	$66,344	$16,527†	+$597K
507	Pittsburg State University	KS	80	$66,243	$15,784†	+$599K
508	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	TN	80	$65,273	$14,265†	+$596K
509	East Tennessee State University	TN	80	$64,459	$15,983†	+$581K
510	College of the Ozarks	MO	80	$57,521	$6,100	+$551K
511	Helene Fuld College of Nursing	NY	79	$119,170	$47,181	+$1.0M
512	Dominican University New York	NY	79	$93,690	$41,832	+$770K
513	Miami Dade College	FL	79	$90,158	$5,463†	+$880K
514	Pasco-Hernando State College	FL	79	$89,145	$5,203†	+$871K
515	Austin Community College District	TX	79	$88,105	$6,390†	+$855K
516	Olympic College	WA	79	$88,069	$7,172†	+$852K
517	Texas A&M University-Central Texas	TX	79	$88,036	$1,300†	+$875K
518	Georgia Highlands College	GA	79	$83,986	$6,928†	+$812K
519	Marymount University	VA	79	$80,090	$29,137	+$684K
520	Curry College	MA	79	$79,242	$29,207	+$676K
521	Colby-Sawyer College	NH	79	$78,856	$27,431	+$679K
522	Alvernia University	PA	79	$77,394	$28,138	+$661K
523	James Madison University	VA	79	$76,490	$23,322†	+$672K
524	Elmira College	NY	79	$76,302	$22,386	+$673K
525	St Olaf College	MN	79	$76,078	$23,874	+$665K
526	Roberts Wesleyan University	NY	79	$75,953	$23,130	+$667K
527	Berry College	GA	79	$75,343	$22,320	+$664K
528	University of Rochester	NY	79	$75,093	$29,278	+$634K
529	East Texas Baptist University	TX	79	$74,452	$23,911	+$649K
530	Norwich University	VT	79	$74,283	$22,257	+$654K
531	Saint Joseph's College of Maine	ME	79	$74,114	$27,555	+$631K
532	University of Jamestown	ND	79	$74,094	$19,567	+$663K
533	Milwaukee School of Engineering	WI	79	$73,835	$22,453	+$649K
534	Husson University	ME	79	$73,758	$21,005	+$654K
535	Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	MO	79	$73,569	$22,766	+$645K
536	Russell Sage College	NY	79	$73,302	$22,917	+$641K
537	Concordia University Texas	TX	79	$73,290	$23,131	+$640K
538	The University of Alabama	AL	79	$73,000	$22,420†	+$640K
539	Plymouth State University	NH	79	$72,906	$19,216†	+$652K
540	Wisconsin Lutheran College	WI	79	$72,598	$23,245	+$633K
541	Viterbo University	WI	79	$72,463	$21,260	+$640K
542	Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences	OH	79	$71,961	$24,204	+$623K
543	University of Kentucky	KY	79	$71,461	$18,851†	+$639K
544	University of Saint Mary	KS	79	$70,349	$22,519	+$613K
545	Upper Iowa University	IA	79	$70,224	$20,942	+$618K
546	University of Louisville	KY	79	$69,027	$17,988†	+$618K
547	William Jewell College	MO	79	$68,391	$17,562	+$614K
548	Dakota Wesleyan University	SD	79	$67,981	$19,735	+$601K
549	Cleveland State University	OH	79	$66,764	$14,764†	+$609K
550	Missouri State University-Springfield	MO	79	$66,183	$17,613†	+$591K
551	Missouri Southern State University	MO	79	$62,273	$12,007†	+$575K
552	Montclair State University	NJ	78	$104,219	$15,566†	+$980K
553	Bellevue College	WA	78	$97,067	$11,430†	+$925K
554	Valencia College	FL	78	$93,751	$12,037†	+$889K
555	Biola University	CA	78	$93,629	$31,495	+$810K
556	Seminole State College of Florida	FL	78	$89,194	$8,970†	+$856K
557	Delaware Technical Community College-Terry	DE	78	$86,455	$11,578†	+$818K
558	Wenatchee Valley College	WA	78	$86,059	$9,722†	+$822K
559	Columbia Basin College	WA	78	$85,196	$8,317†	+$819K
560	East Georgia State College	GA	78	$84,669	$9,626†	+$808K
561	Gonzaga University	WA	78	$84,466	$35,119	+$704K
562	Louisiana State University at Alexandria	LA	78	$82,919	$7,065†	+$801K
563	Moravian University	PA	78	$82,585	$30,670	+$703K
564	Shenandoah University	VA	78	$81,678	$30,298	+$696K
565	Doane University	NE	78	$80,849	$26,364	+$703K
566	Saint Johns River State College	FL	78	$79,275	$6,135†	+$768K
567	Northeastern University	MA	78	$78,713	$30,915	+$663K
568	Palm Beach State College	FL	78	$78,572	$9,182†	+$749K
569	Pennsylvania College of Technology	PA	78	$78,080	$25,110†	+$680K
570	Pensacola State College	FL	78	$77,185	$3,957†	+$756K
571	Kentucky Christian University	KY	78	$76,970	$24,038	+$674K
572	Mercer University	GA	78	$76,787	$23,847	+$672K
573	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College	GA	78	$76,557	$6,842†	+$738K
574	Union Adventist University	NE	78	$75,244	$23,716	+$658K
575	Florida Gateway College	FL	78	$75,050	$5,364†	+$729K
576	Carroll College	MT	78	$75,007	$23,960	+$654K
577	Gulf Coast State College	FL	78	$74,619	$4,709†	+$727K
578	Montana Technological University	MT	78	$74,338	$16,481†	+$677K
579	Clemson University	SC	78	$74,206	$22,253†	+$653K
580	Elmhurst University	IL	78	$73,820	$24,185	+$641K
581	West Virginia University at Parkersburg	WV	78	$73,315	$1,807†	+$726K
582	Marywood University	PA	78	$73,240	$23,388	+$639K
583	Bradley University	IL	78	$73,143	$22,719	+$641K
584	University of Missouri-Columbia	MO	78	$72,300	$20,268†	+$642K
585	Alverno College	WI	78	$72,005	$22,540	+$630K
586	Millikin University	IL	78	$71,848	$21,989	+$631K
587	South Dakota State University	SD	78	$71,758	$19,841†	+$638K
588	University of South Dakota	SD	78	$71,758	$19,858†	+$638K
589	The University of Texas Permian Basin	TX	78	$71,681	$12,723†	+$666K
590	University of Indianapolis	IN	78	$71,248	$21,602	+$626K
591	Bluefield University	VA	78	$70,698	$25,573	+$605K
592	Bellarmine University	KY	78	$70,544	$21,499	+$619K
593	Longwood University	VA	78	$69,962	$19,066†	+$623K
594	University of Charleston	WV	78	$69,468	$22,107	+$606K
595	University of South Alabama	AL	78	$69,447	$17,648†	+$624K
596	Otterbein University	OH	78	$69,287	$19,237	+$616K
597	Wingate University	NC	78	$68,877	$20,748	+$606K
598	King University	TN	78	$68,012	$22,347	+$591K
599	Robert Morris University	PA	78	$67,518	$23,003	+$583K
600	The University of Tennessee Southern	TN	78	$67,349	$12,798†	+$622K
601	Campbellsville University	KY	78	$65,518	$19,341	+$578K
602	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	78	$65,298	$18,976†	+$577K
603	Wichita State University	KS	78	$63,301	$13,194†	+$580K
604	Framingham State University	MA	77	$95,426	$16,114†	+$890K
605	University of Houston-Clear Lake	TX	77	$93,001	$15,563†	+$868K
606	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	77	$85,600	$36,708	+$709K
607	Drexel University	PA	77	$85,441	$38,509	+$700K
608	Quinnipiac University	CT	77	$84,856	$40,675	+$686K
609	Hallmark University	TX	77	$82,426	$12,513	+$774K
610	Maria College of Albany	NY	77	$81,690	$13,082	+$765K
611	Seattle University	WA	77	$81,021	$34,662	+$672K
612	Santa Fe College	FL	77	$80,242	$11,098†	+$758K
613	Saint Anselm College	NH	77	$79,609	$34,779	+$657K
614	Kettering College	OH	77	$79,505	$21,650	+$708K
615	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	77	$77,955	$32,875†	+$648K
616	Mayville State University	ND	77	$77,525	$11,456†	+$729K
617	Nova Southeastern University	FL	77	$77,224	$30,371	+$651K
618	Luther College	IA	77	$75,533	$23,097	+$663K
619	The College of Saint Scholastica	MN	77	$75,499	$27,846	+$644K
620	Bethel University	MN	77	$75,371	$28,556	+$639K
621	Rivier University	NH	77	$74,292	$28,082	+$631K
622	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	77	$73,872	$22,811†	+$647K
623	Eastern Mennonite University	VA	77	$73,478	$24,588	+$636K
624	Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online	TX	77	$72,481	$23,698	+$630K
625	Augustana University	SD	77	$72,237	$23,894	+$627K
626	Gustavus Adolphus College	MN	77	$71,294	$22,900	+$621K
627	Marian University	IN	77	$71,111	$24,018	+$615K
628	Rockford University	IL	77	$70,940	$22,436	+$620K
629	Muskingum University	OH	77	$70,347	$19,532	+$625K
630	Carlow University	PA	77	$70,269	$20,786	+$620K
631	Saint Louis University	MO	77	$70,226	$24,398	+$605K
632	Southern Nazarene University	OK	77	$69,818	$22,084	+$610K
633	Hampton University	VA	77	$69,303	$25,319	+$592K
634	Maryville University of Saint Louis	MO	77	$69,116	$22,066	+$603K
635	Truett McConnell University	GA	77	$66,551	$22,227	+$577K
636	Southern Adventist University	TN	77	$66,005	$24,345	+$563K
637	University of Arkansas at Monticello	AR	77	$63,323	$14,287†	+$576K
638	Emporia State University	KS	77	$60,066	$16,261†	+$536K
639	Bushnell University	OR	76	$102,985	$20,789	+$947K
640	St. Joseph's University-New York	NY	76	$96,958	$19,035	+$893K
641	Sacred Heart University	CT	76	$90,830	$46,174	+$724K
642	Laboure College of Healthcare	MA	76	$86,071	$36,863	+$713K
643	University of the Cumberlands	KY	76	$81,012	$14,107	+$754K
644	George Washington University	DC	76	$79,221	$36,586	+$646K
645	Boston College	MA	76	$78,934	$41,704	+$623K
646	Salve Regina University	RI	76	$78,876	$36,967	+$641K
647	Texas Christian University	TX	76	$77,808	$36,660	+$631K
648	Duke University	NC	76	$77,288	$29,612	+$654K
649	Wilkes University	PA	76	$77,226	$27,743	+$661K
650	University of Mary Hardin-Baylor	TX	76	$76,167	$26,106	+$657K
651	Illinois Wesleyan University	IL	76	$75,629	$28,199	+$643K
652	Florida Southern College	FL	76	$75,019	$28,551	+$636K
653	Marquette University	WI	76	$74,574	$31,487	+$620K
654	Calvin University	MI	76	$73,682	$22,992	+$645K
655	Edgewood University	WI	76	$73,249	$26,113	+$628K
656	Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science	OH	76	$73,172	$19,622	+$653K
657	Ohio Northern University	OH	76	$72,482	$24,478	+$627K
658	Montana State University	MT	76	$71,915	$22,499†	+$629K
659	The University of Tampa	FL	76	$71,478	$36,211	+$570K
660	Ashland University	OH	76	$71,445	$21,988	+$626K
661	Colorado Christian University	CO	76	$71,388	$29,500	+$596K
662	Marian University	WI	76	$71,223	$21,937	+$624K
663	Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health	NE	76	$70,680	$21,863	+$619K
664	Capital University	OH	76	$70,365	$22,576	+$613K
665	University of Southern Mississippi	MS	76	$70,068	$21,708†	+$614K
666	University of Iowa	IA	76	$69,368	$22,531†	+$604K
667	Southwest Baptist University	MO	76	$69,273	$21,677	+$606K
668	South Georgia State College	GA	76	$69,156	$8,767†	+$656K
669	Oklahoma Baptist University	OK	76	$68,584	$20,958	+$602K
670	Walsh University	OH	76	$68,181	$20,493	+$600K
671	Coe College	IA	76	$67,769	$18,745	+$603K
672	Berea College	KY	76	$67,510	$6,106	+$651K
673	Mount Mercy University	IA	76	$66,647	$20,168	+$586K
674	Chipola College	FL	76	$65,998	$1,133†	+$655K
675	University of the Incarnate Word	TX	76	$64,720	$22,775	+$556K
676	University of Alabama in Huntsville	AL	76	$63,036	$18,796†	+$555K
677	Tennessee Technological University	TN	76	$61,379	$14,246†	+$557K
678	Fairfield University	CT	75	$91,418	$48,095	+$722K
679	Washington Adventist University	MD	75	$85,352	$18,526	+$779K
680	Georgia Gwinnett College	GA	75	$80,074	$15,844†	+$737K
681	Howard University	DC	75	$79,646	$50,539	+$594K
682	DeSales University	PA	75	$79,460	$31,643	+$668K
683	Endicott College	MA	75	$78,594	$40,654	+$623K
684	Creighton University	NE	75	$77,587	$31,568	+$650K
685	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	NY	75	$77,300	$15,016†	+$713K
686	Nazareth University	NY	75	$76,684	$29,357	+$649K
687	College of Saint Benedict	MN	75	$75,656	$26,640	+$650K
688	Saint Mary's College	IN	75	$74,962	$25,292	+$648K
689	Anderson University	SC	75	$73,882	$23,544	+$645K
690	St. John Fisher University	NY	75	$73,333	$28,945	+$618K
691	Newberry College	SC	75	$72,756	$21,656	+$641K
692	Abilene Christian University	TX	75	$72,481	$26,182	+$620K
693	West Liberty University	WV	75	$71,848	$15,366†	+$657K
694	Bryant & Stratton College-Parma	OH	75	$71,701	$12,849	+$666K
695	Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach	VA	75	$71,701	$12,038	+$669K
696	Bethel University	TN	75	$71,315	$12,595	+$663K
697	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	75	$71,105	$25,648†	+$608K
698	AdventHealth University	FL	75	$71,026	$30,135	+$590K
699	Methodist University	NC	75	$70,746	$24,704	+$609K
700	University of Sioux Falls	SD	75	$70,622	$21,383	+$621K
701	Dominican University	IL	75	$70,530	$11,745	+$658K
702	Chatham University	PA	75	$70,404	$29,954	+$584K
703	Lees-McRae College	NC	75	$69,776	$28,340	+$584K
704	Hiram College	OH	75	$68,998	$21,058	+$606K
705	Bethel University	IN	75	$68,848	$18,610	+$614K
706	Union University	TN	75	$68,399	$27,171	+$575K
707	Malone University	OH	75	$67,144	$20,948	+$588K
708	Kent State University at Kent	OH	75	$66,990	$20,787†	+$587K
709	Lindsey Wilson University	KY	75	$66,800	$15,070	+$608K
710	Franciscan University of Steubenville	OH	75	$66,507	$23,589	+$571K
711	Saint Ambrose University	IA	75	$66,151	$24,691	+$563K
712	Villanova University	PA	74	$86,241	$43,756	+$687K
713	Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education	WA	74	$84,504	$35,671	+$702K
714	University of St Thomas	TX	74	$83,793	$19,359	+$760K
715	Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	MA	74	$80,034	$39,545	+$642K
716	Loyola University Chicago	IL	74	$76,869	$36,079	+$624K
717	Northwest Nazarene University	ID	74	$75,383	$29,580	+$636K
718	University of Northwestern-St Paul	MN	74	$75,121	$27,705	+$640K
719	University of Miami	FL	74	$75,036	$37,244	+$601K
720	Rogers State University	OK	74	$74,438	$15,314†	+$683K
721	Concordia College at Moorhead	MN	74	$73,174	$24,902	+$632K
722	Concordia University Ann Arbor	MI	74	$72,393	$32,811	+$593K
723	Hope College	MI	74	$72,146	$27,182	+$613K
724	Liberty University	VA	74	$71,918	$29,357	+$602K
725	Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North	NY	74	$71,701	$15,217	+$656K
726	Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo	NY	74	$71,701	$14,135	+$660K
727	Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa	WI	74	$71,701	$14,858	+$658K
728	Bryant & Stratton College-Online	NY	74	$71,701	$15,187	+$656K
729	Baker University	KS	74	$70,720	$25,301	+$606K
730	Harding University	AR	74	$69,743	$22,130	+$609K
731	Lourdes University	OH	74	$67,414	$23,206	+$581K
732	Charleston Southern University	SC	74	$66,310	$21,666	+$576K
733	Gannon University	PA	74	$65,493	$22,553	+$565K
734	Lenoir-Rhyne University	NC	74	$64,846	$20,689	+$566K
735	Bloomfield College of Montclair State University	NJ	73	$104,219	$28,014†	+$930K
736	Georgetown University	DC	73	$84,915	$40,815	+$686K
737	University of Pikeville	KY	73	$82,878	$20,311	+$748K
738	University of New England	ME	73	$77,895	$38,107	+$627K
739	Claflin University	SC	73	$76,590	$17,800	+$695K
740	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	OK	73	$74,056	$17,447†	+$671K
741	Messiah University	PA	73	$73,788	$26,502	+$632K
742	Bryan College of Health Sciences	NE	73	$73,124	$26,919	+$624K
743	Concordia University-Wisconsin	WI	73	$72,393	$36,201	+$579K
744	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	PA	73	$72,251	$30,434†	+$601K
745	Montana State University Billings	MT	73	$71,449	$16,524†	+$648K
746	Oral Roberts University	OK	73	$71,417	$25,365	+$613K
747	Belhaven University	MS	73	$69,794	$15,676	+$635K
748	Mount Vernon Nazarene University	OH	73	$69,303	$22,421	+$603K
749	Oklahoma Christian University	OK	73	$69,180	$21,872	+$604K
750	Rockhurst University	MO	73	$69,011	$25,884	+$587K
751	Barton College	NC	73	$68,741	$23,626	+$593K
752	Lincoln University	PA	73	$68,662	$14,977†	+$627K
753	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	WI	73	$68,395	$14,559†	+$626K
754	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	73	$68,261	$24,022†	+$587K
755	Delta State University	MS	73	$68,221	$13,540†	+$628K
756	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	AR	73	$67,231	$12,653†	+$622K
757	Auburn University	AL	73	$67,120	$24,323†	+$574K
758	Westminster University	UT	73	$66,132	$27,094	+$553K
759	Spalding University	KY	73	$65,552	$25,491	+$554K
760	Tusculum University	TN	73	$57,543	$21,131	+$491K
761	Hood College	MD	72	$78,873	$20,873	+$705K
762	Alma College	MI	72	$78,690	$20,694	+$704K
763	Roosevelt University	IL	72	$75,231	$20,194	+$672K
764	Midland University	NE	72	$74,515	$26,267	+$640K
765	Queens University of Charlotte	NC	72	$73,479	$30,857	+$611K
766	Concordia University-Saint Paul	MN	72	$73,235	$18,462	+$659K
767	University of Mary	ND	72	$72,453	$17,770	+$653K
768	Duquesne University	PA	72	$70,265	$37,730	+$552K
769	Mississippi Christian University	MS	72	$69,572	$27,712	+$585K
770	University of Dubuque	IA	72	$66,628	$23,386	+$573K
771	Mercy College of Health Sciences	IA	72	$66,309	$26,924	+$555K
772	Mount Marty University	SD	72	$66,183	$22,227	+$573K
773	Anderson University	IN	72	$64,084	$25,021	+$541K
774	Carson-Newman University	TN	72	$56,509	$20,251	+$484K
775	Reinhardt University	GA	71	$81,266	$24,425	+$715K
776	Misericordia University	PA	71	$78,428	$37,485	+$634K
777	University of Mary Washington	VA	71	$76,013	$20,667†	+$677K
778	Baylor University	TX	71	$75,213	$41,104	+$588K
779	University of Evansville	IN	71	$71,066	$18,499	+$637K
780	Palm Beach Atlantic University	FL	71	$70,586	$28,354	+$592K
781	Catawba College	NC	71	$70,522	$17,879	+$634K
782	Cedarville University	OH	71	$69,047	$24,468	+$593K
783	MidAmerica Nazarene University	KS	71	$66,608	$32,165	+$537K
784	Newman University	KS	71	$65,957	$19,971	+$580K
785	Utah State University	UT	71	$65,486	$14,936†	+$595K
786	Lipscomb University	TN	71	$64,954	$24,739	+$551K
787	Lincoln Memorial University	TN	71	$59,588	$20,406	+$514K
788	University of Bridgeport	CT	70	$89,752	$27,807	+$786K
789	Wilson College	PA	70	$73,257	$21,741	+$646K
790	Union Commonwealth University	KY	70	$72,614	$21,311	+$641K
791	Huntington University	IN	70	$71,934	$19,310	+$642K
792	Miami University-Oxford	OH	70	$71,404	$28,384†	+$601K
793	St Luke's College	IA	70	$71,064	$19,820	+$631K
794	Wayland Baptist University	TX	70	$70,789	$20,590	+$626K
795	Morningside University	IA	70	$68,397	$31,320	+$559K
796	Lee University	TN	70	$67,930	$18,878	+$604K
797	Grand View University	IA	70	$64,042	$21,774	+$553K
798	Monmouth University	NJ	69	$88,812	$30,988	+$764K
799	Tuskegee University	AL	69	$78,874	$35,013	+$649K
800	Saint Francis University	PA	69	$72,930	$23,526	+$635K
801	Xavier University	OH	69	$70,473	$32,997	+$573K
802	Case Western Reserve University	OH	69	$69,389	$41,190	+$529K
803	Belmont University	TN	69	$67,072	$33,147	+$538K
804	Bellin College	WI	69	$66,723	$37,408	+$518K
805	Lincoln University	MO	69	$66,592	$19,092†	+$590K
806	Pfeiffer University	NC	69	$66,499	$19,076	+$589K
807	Freed-Hardeman University	TN	69	$64,784	$21,574	+$562K
808	Henderson State University	AR	68	$72,326	$23,405†	+$630K
809	Columbia College	MO	68	$71,271	$22,715	+$622K
810	University of Mount Union	OH	68	$70,141	$23,280	+$608K
811	John Brown University	AR	68	$67,343	$20,397	+$592K
812	Mercyhurst University	PA	68	$64,519	$19,444	+$567K
813	Samford University	AL	68	$64,226	$32,622	+$512K
814	Evangel University	MO	68	$64,005	$18,669	+$565K
815	Clarke University	IA	68	$62,676	$24,479	+$529K
816	LeTourneau University	TX	67	$77,117	$28,185	+$658K
817	Ottawa University-Ottawa	KS	67	$76,207	$27,963	+$650K
818	Carthage College	WI	67	$74,265	$26,565	+$636K
819	Dordt University	IA	67	$71,680	$25,807	+$614K
820	Northwestern College	IA	67	$71,479	$25,907	+$611K
821	Campbell University	NC	67	$70,772	$24,516	+$610K
822	Milligan University	TN	67	$70,523	$21,365	+$620K
823	Park University	MO	67	$66,013	$21,032	+$576K
824	Mars Hill University	NC	67	$63,302	$19,910	+$553K
825	Missouri Valley College	MO	67	$61,525	$18,086	+$543K
826	New England Institute of Technology	RI	66	$86,470	$36,483	+$719K
827	Southwestern College	KS	66	$75,181	$29,824	+$633K
828	St. Thomas University	FL	66	$70,805	$26,312	+$603K
829	Maranatha Baptist University	WI	66	$70,760	$26,005	+$604K
830	Ave Maria University	FL	66	$69,058	$24,860	+$591K
831	Texas Lutheran University	TX	66	$68,974	$24,654	+$591K
832	Methodist College	IL	66	$67,809	$41,787	+$511K
833	University of Mobile	AL	66	$66,307	$22,382	+$574K
834	Toccoa Falls College	GA	66	$64,949	$21,642	+$563K
835	Missouri Baptist University	MO	65	$69,968	$27,006	+$592K
836	The University of Findlay	OH	65	$68,678	$27,221	+$578K
837	Hesston College	KS	65	$68,338	$26,299	+$578K
838	Benedictine College	KS	65	$66,204	$27,891	+$550K
839	Averett University	VA	65	$63,961	$22,925	+$548K
840	Crown College	MN	65	$63,539	$26,672	+$529K
841	Citadel Military College of South Carolina	SC	65	$60,791	$20,723†	+$525K
842	Southeastern University	FL	64	$70,612	$31,942	+$578K
843	Baldwin Wallace University	OH	64	$68,401	$27,603	+$574K
844	Brigham Young University	UT	64	$62,164	$15,564	+$559K
845	Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College	IN	63	$69,460	$31,872	+$567K
846	Bethel College-North Newton	KS	62	$68,369	$32,917	+$552K
847	Universidad del Sagrado Corazon	PR	57	$36,836	$12,924	+$317K
848	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus	PR	44	$28,122	$7,051	+$253K
849	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro	PR	44	$21,975	$9,788	+$181K
850	Dewey University-Carolina	PR	44	$21,237	$4,041	+$196K
851	Dewey University-Hato Rey	PR	44	$21,237	$3,577	+$198K
852	Dewey University-Manati	PR	44	$21,237	$3,872	+$197K
853	Atenas University	PR	42	$21,383	$5,818	+$191K
854	Dewey University-Juana Diaz	PR	42	$21,237	$5,554	+$190K
855	EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian	PR	42	$17,039	$6,965	+$143K
856	Universidad Central de Bayamon	PR	42	$12,591	$4,827	+$107K
857	Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico	PR	41	$19,947	$6,212	+$175K
858	EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan	PR	41	$17,039	$8,387	+$137K
859	EDP University of Puerto Rico-Manati	PR	41	$17,039	$7,882	+$139K
860	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus	PR	41	$15,515	$7,646	+$125K
861	Universidad Adventista de las Antillas	PR	40	$19,725	$9,919	+$158K
862	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas	PR	39	$16,039	$8,726	+$125K
863	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce	PR	39	$14,877	$9,026	+$113K
864	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon	PR	38	$14,754	$9,284	+$110K
865	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama	PR	38	$13,947	$9,316	+$102K
866	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla	PR	38	$12,797	$8,742	+$93K
867	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus	PR	38	$12,503	$7,761	+$94K
868	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo	PR	37	$15,731	$9,217	+$120K
869	University of Puerto Rico-Humacao	PR	37	$14,764	$12,675†	+$97K
870	University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo	PR	37	$12,947	$10,680†	+$87K
871	EDP University of Puerto Rico-Humacao	PR	35	$17,039	$12,417	+$121K
872	EDP University of Puerto Rico-Villalba	PR	34	$17,039	$12,978	+$118K
873	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce	PR	34	$12,033	$13,192	+$68K
874	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German	PR	34	$9,648	$9,148	+$60K
875	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	PR	31	$12,291	$17,936†	+$51K

Top 10 programs by 10-year net ROI

How to read this: Median earnings = typical pay one year after graduation. Net price = average annual cost after grant aid, incl. living costs — not sticker tuition. 10-yr net ROI = ten years of earnings minus four years of net price. Score = the CollegeRanked Score (0–100) that sets the order — it blends ROI with longer-run earnings, job demand and automation resilience, so a school can outrank one with a slightly higher 10-yr ROI. † = public university — net price shown is the in-state cost; out-of-state students pay more. See the full methodology.

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Why these schools rank where they do

Sonoma State University takes the #1 spot because of a perfect geographic and economic storm. Sitting just north of San Francisco, it gives its graduates direct access to the highest-paying nursing market on the planet. Northern California hospitals—dominated by massive, well-funded systems like Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Health—hire California State University graduates in droves, placing them on heavily unionized, fiercely negotiated pay scales that eclipse national averages.

The broader trend defining this ranking is the absolute dominance of the California State University (CSU) and City University of New York (CUNY) systems. Notice who gets beaten: UCLA sits down at #21, trailing far less famous schools like CSU Stanislaus and CUNY Medgar Evers. This isn't because UCLA provides a worse clinical education; it’s because nursing is an incredibly egalitarian hiring market. A hiring manager at Cedars-Sinai or Mount Sinai doesn't care about your university's prestige. They care that you passed the NCLEX and had solid clinical rotations. The CSUs and CUNYs offer rock-bottom tuition and pump graduates straight into the most lucrative, union-protected healthcare markets in the country, rendering expensive flagship degrees financially inefficient by comparison.

Even the lone geographic outlier proves the rule of direct employment pipelines. The University of Providence in Montana lands at #25 because it shares a name and a deep historical affiliation with the massive Providence health system. Its nursing programs are structurally tied to the workforce needs of Providence hospitals across the West, giving graduates an inside track to immediate employment.

What is Nursing?

Nursing is the clinical and operational backbone of the healthcare system, a physically and emotionally demanding profession focused on direct patient care, medical administration, and health advocacy.

Frequently asked questions

Does it matter if I get a BSN or an Associate Degree (ADN)?

Yes. While an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) allows you to sit for your RN license, many top-tier hospitals—especially Magnet-designated facilities—now require a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) for entry-level hires, or require you to earn one shortly after being hired. A BSN also opens doors to leadership, public health, and advanced practice roles later in your career.

Do hospitals care about my college's ranking or prestige?

Almost never. Healthcare employers care about two things: your RN license and your clinical competence. A degree from an elite private university will not get you a higher starting salary than a degree from a regional state college if you are both hired into the same hospital unit. Nursing pay is overwhelmingly determined by experience, shift differentials, and union contracts, not alma mater.

Why are only California and New York schools at the top of this list?

Geography dictates nursing pay. California and New York have high costs of living, but more importantly, they have exceptionally strong nurses' unions that have negotiated strict patient-to-nurse ratios and high compensation floors. When you combine those premium regional salaries with the heavily subsidized tuition of the CSU and CUNY systems, the return on investment mathematically shuts out schools from states with lower healthcare wages.