Best Colleges for STEM Majors

Degrees that fall within the umbrella of science, technology, engineering and math can lead to in-demand, high-paying careers. These are the 50 top colleges for STEM programs, based on the salaries of recent alumni, plus the number and share of recent graduates who studied in a STEM field.

Published on July 26, 2022. Sources: U.S. Department of Education, Peterson's, Money/Witlytic calculations.

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College Name	Overall Score	Acceptance rate	Est. full price 2022-23	Est. price with average grant	% of students who get any grants	Graduation rate	Early career earnings
Rank College Name Overall Score
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 100.00	100	7%	$74,500	$21,100	64%	94%	$111,220
2 Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 84.87	84.87	21%	$30,600	$18,400	71%	87%	$88,200
3 California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA 79.21	79.21	6%	$79,900	$28,100	59%	92%	$112,170
4 Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA 80.58	80.58	14%	$81,800	$39,300	67%	92%	$108,990
5 Stanford University Stanford, CA 95.71	95.71	4%	$80,400	$21,100	61%	94%	$97,800
6 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 84.67	84.67	16%	$42,700	$20,400	59%	92%	$80,360
7 University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA 82.21	82.21	31%	$36,300	$16,100	59%	86%	$74,770
8 Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX 79.45	79.45	58%	$32,300	$21,000	62%	82%	$66,570
9 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 84.78	84.78	59%	$32,000	$14,300	61%	84%	$71,540
10 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 89.41	89.41	23%	$32,400	$18,800	53%	92%	$75,840
11 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ 81.81	81.81	73%	$39,700	$19,400	69%	65%	$80,040
12 Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 75.72	75.72	60%	$23,400	$13,000	50%	81%	$65,260
13 Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO 75.68	75.68	53%	$38,200	$29,200	76%	83%	$90,060
14 Princeton University Princeton, NJ 98.46	98.46	6%	$69,900	$19,700	61%	96%	$95,690
15 University of California, Davis Davis, CA 83.13	83.13	39%	$38,700	$18,000	69%	86%	$69,770
16 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO 77.35	77.35	79%	$24,600	$14,200	84%	62%	$80,290
17 Cornell University Ithaca, NY 84.13	84.13	11%	$81,200	$29,100	47%	94%	$91,180
18 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 74.70	74.70	49%	$74,300	$48,400	94%	87%	$89,410
19 Pomona College Claremont, CA 84.71	84.71	7%	$77,200	$32,100	69%	94%	$69,150
20 Harvard University Cambridge, MA 88.97	88.97	5%	$78,000	$19,000	42%	98%	$84,920
21 University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 85.90	85.90	12%	$37,800	$17,400	72%	91%	$73,740
22 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA 80.31	80.31	28%	$29,700	$21,600	53%	82%	$80,640
23 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ 77.73	77.73	40%	$76,500	$42,600	95%	87%	$98,160
24 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 75.16	75.16	15%	$78,900	$39,100	51%	89%	$100,000
25 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 83.65	83.65	37%	$22,000	$10,600	85%	88%	$64,460
26 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA 79.77	79.77	52%	$30,100	$10,200	48%	83%	$68,930
27 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN 69.69	69.69	74%	$73,700	$46,000	97%	81%	$94,130
28 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 80.97	80.97	70%	$28,500	$21,400	57%	83%	$73,160
29 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 81.41	81.41	54%	$27,900	$14,800	42%	87%	$65,210
30 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY 72.71	72.71	47%	$77,900	$42,900	87%	86%	$93,420
31 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 75.64	75.64	74%	$32,200	$18,300	94%	68%	$73,540
32 Iowa State University Ames, IA 78.00	78.00	92%	$22,600	$17,000	97%	74%	$57,350
33 North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC 74.28	74.28	45%	$25,200	$15,400	56%	78%	$61,350
34 Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME 81.45	81.45	45%	$29,500	$19,800	67%	73%	$72,840
35 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA 86.07	86.07	91%	$31,600	$18,600	43%	73%	$91,670
36 University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 83.49	83.49	27%	$37,100	$13,800	69%	83%	$71,960
37 Duke University Durham, NC 86.03	86.03	8%	$79,200	$28,400	58%	96%	$93,120
38 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 77.77	77.77	32%	$29,700	$17,800	49%	83%	$67,840
39 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 85.99	85.99	8%	$83,400	$25,500	51%	95%	$103,250
40 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN 76.44	76.44	57%	$29,600	$18,700	56%	80%	$61,200
41 Yale University New Haven, CT 90.03	90.03	6%	$81,600	$18,500	56%	97%	$88,660
42 Rice University Houston, TX 83.01	83.01	9%	$71,500	$20,300	64%	94%	$77,680
43 Clarkson University Potsdam, NY 73.59	73.59	75%	$74,300	$32,000	96%	76%	$81,360
44 University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD 75.01	75.01	44%	$28,600	$18,600	51%	85%	$71,840
45 Northwestern University Evanston, IL 85.39	85.39	9%	$83,600	$29,900	59%	95%	$80,030
46 Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI 72.49	72.49	62%	$58,500	$28,000	96%	73%	$81,330
47 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL 70.72	70.72	60%	$73,200	$29,700	95%	72%	$77,680
48 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA 81.10	81.10	32%	$74,100	$30,700	52%	88%	$95,030
49 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 85.26	85.26	16%	$79,000	$31,700	61%	97%	$88,960
50 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY 82.42	82.42	5%	$79,800	$23,400	59%	94%	$89,870

Best Colleges for STEM Majors

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

University of California, San Diego

La Jolla, CA

Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, NJ

Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

University of California, Davis

Davis, CA

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, MO

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA

Pomona College

Claremont, CA

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Terre Haute, IN

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

Iowa State University

Ames, IA

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

Maine Maritime Academy

Castine, ME

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

University of California, Irvine

Irvine, CA

Duke University

Durham, NC

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities