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Pure Mathematics

Colleges offering this major Rankings Trends

What you'll do in college

Pure math is about proofs—rigorously establishing why mathematical statements are true. After calculus and linear algebra, you'll move into abstract subjects like real and complex analysis, abstract algebra, topology, and number theory. Problem sets are usually short but brutal, demanding hours of careful thinking for each question.

There are few labs and no software in many courses—just chalk, paper, and ideas. Math majors often form tight study groups because the material is hard to learn alone.

What you'll do after college

Pure math is unusually flexible. Some grads continue to PhDs and become mathematicians or professors; many others go into quantitative finance, software engineering, data science, cryptography, actuarial science, or teaching.

Employers value math majors for their problem-solving discipline and rigor, even if the specific theorems never come up at work. Pay varies widely, with quant roles among the highest-paid jobs in finance.

Famous graduates

  • Katherine Johnson — Legendary NASA mathematician; B.S. in Mathematics and French from West Virginia State University
  • John Nash — Nobel laureate whose life inspired ''A Beautiful Mind''; B.S./M.S. in Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon
  • David Blackwell — First Black mathematician inducted into the National Academy of Sciences; B.A. in Mathematics from UIUC
  • Eric Lander — Led the Human Genome Project; founded the Broad Institute

Selectivity vs. earnings

By acceptance rate

$67,292
1,380
100–85%
$67,650
2,776
85–73%
$69,386
2,755
73–58%
$75,737
2,753
58–39%
$88,409
2,765
39–13%
$135,039
1,394
13–0%
Acceptance rate · bar = degree-weighted earnings

By SAT median

$62,451
1,103
400–1090
$65,882
2,183
1090–1210
$73,330
2,223
1210–1330
$81,379
2,189
1330–1430
$101,086
2,218
1440–1510
$138,200
1,120
1510–1600
Combined SAT composite median (submitters + non-submitters) · bar = degree-weighted earnings

Earnings vs. selectivity rank

$57,760p10 $84,369p90 Arts Work College Military STEM Non-Research Female-only Liberal Arts Public University Religious University Private University Liberal Arts 1–15 Public University 1–15 Private University 1–30 Bennington College · $71,969 SUNY at Purchase College · $64,997 College of the Ozarks · $65,729 Berea College · $69,022 Warren Wilson College · $62,946 United States Naval Academy · $83,754 United States Air Force Academy · $86,909 United States Military Academy · $82,349 Citadel Military College of South Carolina · $67,157 Harvey Mudd College · $131,242 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology · $125,232 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology · $77,687 Barnard College · $121,935 Wellesley College · $123,173 Spelman College · $93,477 Bryn Mawr College · $68,647 Smith College · $54,411 Mount Holyoke College · $77,280 Scripps College · $88,197 Meredith College · $67,023 Cedar Crest College · $65,626 Mount Mary University · $64,924 Agnes Scott College · $71,909 Hollins University · $65,806 Texas Woman's University · $56,015 St Catherine University · $68,398 Sweet Briar College · $64,391 Simmons University · $70,900 Bates College · $87,355 Denison University · $80,895 Vassar College · $72,851 Carleton College · $116,095 Colorado College · $77,216 Skidmore College · $80,512 Trinity University · $82,721 Pitzer College · $71,012 Morehouse College · $69,852 Macalester College · $74,166 Reed College · $85,321 Trinity College (CT) · $88,967 Hillsdale College · $81,875 Kenyon College · $78,349 Lafayette College · $86,265 Franklin and Marshall College · $84,364 Bucknell University · $85,266 Dickinson College · $88,117 Oberlin College · $79,717 Gettysburg College · $83,723 Muhlenberg College · $74,501 Connecticut College · $83,446 St. Lawrence University · $82,233 Whitman College · $75,449 Florida Southern College · $68,275 Dillard University · $58,209 Fisk University · $63,395 Oakwood University · $57,990 Southwestern University · $72,477 Tougaloo College · $56,737 Furman University · $78,099 Union College · $83,292 Wofford College · $73,505 Occidental College · $76,197 Barton College · $62,180 Brevard College · $63,158 University of the South · $77,776 Wabash College · $75,752 William Jewell College · $69,535 Rollins College · $70,818 Austin College · $66,592 Berry College · $70,272 Flagler College · $59,494 Illinois Wesleyan University · $73,075 Centre College · $77,993 Kalamazoo College · $74,537 Providence College · $86,296 Grove City College · $77,706 Rhodes College · $78,173 Lake Forest College · $72,745 Allegheny College · $74,088 Nazareth University · $66,659 University of the Ozarks · $65,410 Ohio Wesleyan University · $70,573 DePauw University · $77,556 The College of Idaho · $64,315 Adrian College · $65,403 Carthage College · $72,133 Cumberland University · $60,421 Albion College · $66,417 Cornell College · $67,012 Carroll College · $70,479 College of Saint Benedict · $70,089 Endicott College · $74,463 Gallaudet University · $59,215 Erskine College · $62,734 Texas Lutheran University · $66,138 Belhaven University · $65,131 Carroll University · $67,932 Chatham University · $67,831 Drew University · $68,967 Drury University · $71,476 Elizabethtown College · $68,000 Transylvania University · $73,103 Buena Vista University · $64,229 King University · $64,505 Missouri Valley College · $61,161 Monmouth College · $65,354 Graceland University - Lamoni · $64,923 Ottawa University - Ottawa · $63,285 Hendrix College · $72,419 Hope College · $71,068 Maryville College · $66,603 Millsaps College · $66,440 North Central College · $66,645 Alma College · $70,036 Augustana College (IL) · $69,499 Huntingdon College · $63,544 Knox College · $70,995 Saint Mary's College of California · $69,023 Washington College · $70,113 Beloit College · $73,750 Hastings College · $66,717 Juniata College · $69,895 Bethany College · $64,369 Loras College · $68,838 Whitworth University · $71,305 Wittenberg University · $68,155 University of Puget Sound · $74,023 St. Mary's College of Maryland · $62,009 Augustana University · $73,074 Coe College · $67,620 Gustavus Adolphus College · $91,790 Taylor University · $72,577 Lipscomb University · $71,199 Albertus Magnus College · $61,528 Allen University · $58,176 Calvin University · $64,516 Central College · $66,662 Georgetown College · $62,850 Illinois College · $63,885 Lawrence University · $78,225 Lycoming College · $67,751 Augsburg University · $84,369 Hamline University · $71,654 Luther College · $71,716 Doane University · $71,926 Hood College · $64,656 Susquehanna University · $73,467 Saint Anselm College · $73,304 Willamette University · $75,223 Moravian University · $68,818 Rocky Mountain College · $64,364 York College of Pennsylvania · $66,078 Lewis & Clark College · $70,186 Houghton University · $66,169 Huntington University · $64,092 Westmont College · $72,300 Greenville University · $64,775 Ripon College · $69,667 Roanoke College · $67,723 Oglethorpe University · $63,968 Ursinus College · $79,857 Converse University · $62,085 Keene State College · $64,426 Nebraska Wesleyan University · $66,912 Whittier College · $63,946 Saint Mary's College (IN) · $73,675 University of Redlands · $68,935 Wartburg College · $66,633 Mary Baldwin University · $62,568 Randolph-Macon College · $67,902 Schreiner University · $65,127 Washington & Jefferson College · $68,748 West Virginia Wesleyan College · $70,715 Linfield University · $69,419 Batten University · $63,874 Muskingum University · $65,697 Saint Michael's College · $70,115 Eureka College · $62,380 McDaniel College · $67,936 Wilmington College · $65,003 Pacific Lutheran University · $72,178 Aquinas College · $66,352 Covenant College · $73,421 Pacific University · $68,137 Simpson College · $67,520 Elmira College · $66,604 Randolph College · $61,721 Eastern Mennonite University · $72,668 Franklin College · $65,048 Miles College · $69,356 Hartwick College · $64,217 Westminster College · $67,070 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor · $64,333 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University · $58,433 CUNY Hunter College · $74,299 University of California, Irvine · $66,817 Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo · $70,581 Eastern New Mexico University · $59,177 William & Mary · $113,718 Binghamton University · $86,900 San Diego State University · $50,549 Alabama A&M University · $66,882 Cal State Los Angeles · $61,142 University of California, Santa Barbara · $68,194 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire · $73,791 University of South Florida · $53,803 University of Washington · $87,253 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College · $101,539 CUNY City College · $67,624 CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice · $58,800 Cal Poly - Pomona · $60,355 Clemson University · $87,605 Coppin State University · $55,466 Delaware State University · $59,107 Florida International University · $59,334 North Carolina A&T State University · $59,496 North Carolina Central University · $58,472 Southern University and A&M College · $55,938 University of North Carolina Wilmington · $56,215 University of Central Florida · $65,841 Albany State University · $57,029 University of Maryland, Baltimore County · $83,011 University of Maryland, College Park · $95,458 Cal State Long Beach · $52,105 University of California, Davis · $57,263 State University of New York at New Paltz · $62,698 Auburn University · $59,157 Chicago State University · $58,198 Salisbury University · $68,927 University of Tennessee, Knoxville · $54,329 Stony Brook University · $74,259 Ohio State University · $78,754 Alabama State University · $57,517 Ramapo College of New Jersey · $60,081 Texas A&M University - College Station · $65,095 CUNY Brooklyn College · $71,397 CUNY Queens College · $68,287 Cal State Fullerton · $69,255 Florida Atlantic University · $49,478 Fort Valley State University · $52,734 Governors State University · $58,456 Norfolk State University · $65,691 Northern Illinois University · $76,389 West Chester University of Pennsylvania · $67,747 University of Houston - Victoria · $61,598 University of West Florida · $64,980 Texas A&M International University · $60,923 University of Connecticut · $63,262 Virginia Tech · $71,199 University of South Carolina · $77,578 Pennsylvania State University · $88,535 New Mexico State University · $61,579 Tarleton State University · $60,111 CUNY Lehman College · $57,315 CUNY York College · $42,447 Central Connecticut State University · $64,938 Georgia State University · $62,857 Louisiana State University - Alexandria · $61,351 University of Arkansas at Little Rock · $61,464 Central State University · $57,462 University of Pittsburgh · $69,556 Illinois State University · $67,303 University of Massachusetts - Amherst · $81,612 University of New Mexico · $77,090 State University of New York at Cortland · $44,891 Truman State University · $68,525 College of New Jersey · $72,742 Frostburg State University · $62,202 Jackson State University · $58,350 Minnesota State University, Mankato · $71,025 Northeastern Illinois University · $74,582 Arkansas State University · $50,066 Southern Arkansas University · $63,830 Texas Southern University · $57,304 University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma · $64,178 University of Central Missouri · $62,975 Winthrop University · $58,952 Appalachian State University · $64,048 East Central University · $59,120 Fresno State · $60,939 Kentucky State University · $57,499 University of Hawaii at Hilo · $53,986 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities · $80,952 University of Texas Permian Basin · $59,824 University of Alaska - Fairbanks · $58,627 Ball State University · $52,567 Central Michigan University · $53,484 Eastern Michigan University · $73,228 Jacksonville State University · $54,374 Kean University · $57,062 Oklahoma State University · $55,415 Rutgers University - New Brunswick · $91,923 University at Albany · $53,731 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff · $51,226 James Madison University · $83,616 Lander University · $59,396 McNeese State University · $58,092 New Jersey Institute of Technology · $82,730 Texas Tech University · $63,277 University of Alaska - Anchorage · $60,548 University of Michigan - Dearborn · $71,628 SUNY Oneonta · $67,631 Tennessee State University · $57,774 Texas State University · $62,858 University at Buffalo · $65,870 University of Louisiana at Monroe · $62,304 Eastern Illinois University · $55,557 Louisiana State University · $71,589 University of Colorado Boulder · $80,689 University of Alabama · $73,248 College of Charleston · $54,640 Louisiana Tech University · $66,863 Auburn University at Montgomery · $59,512 Cal State Sacramento · $57,415 Cleveland State University · $64,748 East Carolina University · $55,558 George Mason University · $82,801 Georgia Southern University · $61,855 Indiana University - Kokomo · $61,743 Indiana University Southeast · $63,433 Longwood University · $61,835 Marshall University · $64,025 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts · $62,022 Millersville University of Pennsylvania · $53,416 Minnesota State University Moorhead · $65,209 Missouri Southern State University · $64,698 Missouri State University - Springfield · $76,016 Montclair State University · $55,061 Morehead State University · $50,111 Murray State University · $55,754 Nicholls State University · $59,362 Northeastern State University · $56,046 Northwest Missouri State University · $65,509 Oakland University · $56,047 Ohio University · $69,831 Salem State University · $57,031 Southern Illinois University - Carbondale · $67,080 Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville · $64,407 Temple University · $62,602 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi · $58,814 Texas A&M University - Kingsville · $60,510 Troy University · $56,254 University of Alabama at Birmingham · $55,480 University of Central Arkansas · $70,280 University of Colorado Colorado Springs · $67,822 University of Colorado Denver · $70,682 University of Delaware · $91,459 University of Houston - Clear Lake · $60,875 University of Houston - Downtown · $62,017 University of Maine at Farmington · $60,594 University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth · $64,620 University of Memphis · $80,759 University of Nebraska at Kearney · $61,411 University of North Carolina at Greensboro · $55,792 University of Northern Colorado · $59,964 University of Oklahoma - Norman · $81,062 University of Southern Indiana · $64,597 University of Southern Maine · $61,590 University of Tennessee, Chattanooga · $61,675 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · $66,551 University of Texas at Arlington · $58,021 University of Texas at Dallas · $67,510 University of Texas at Tyler · $61,131 Virginia Commonwealth University · $67,205 West Virginia State University · $59,738 Western Illinois University · $60,026 Westfield State University · $62,212 Worcester State University · $53,974 Wright State University · $62,675 Mississippi University for Women · $63,132 Augusta University · $61,390 Eastern Connecticut State University · $57,611 Texas A&M University - San Antonio · $60,166 University of Vermont · $81,918 Miami University - Ohio · $59,340 SUNY College at Geneseo · $68,879 Southeastern Oklahoma State University · $63,723 University of Alabama in Huntsville · $72,529 University of Michigan - Flint · $62,210 University of West Alabama · $59,051 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse · $76,686 University of Rhode Island · $68,224 Bemidji State University · $62,473 Cal State East Bay · $74,857 Clayton State University · $54,296 Henderson State University · $70,430 Oregon State University · $60,526 University of Arkansas · $71,387 University of Idaho · $68,848 University of Louisville · $63,882 University of Mississippi · $73,808 University of Tennessee, Martin · $61,730 University of Wisconsin - Parkside · $64,977 Washington State University · $72,164 University of Houston · $66,021 University of Illinois Chicago · $58,254 Indiana University · $80,470 Purdue University Northwest · $63,849 SUNY Brockport · $57,978 University of Minnesota - Morris · $66,664 University of South Carolina Upstate · $59,508 University of Wisconsin - Superior · $70,195 Rowan University · $59,274 Elizabeth City State University · $57,444 Prairie View A&M University · $57,489 Rutgers University - Newark · $88,030 SUNY Old Westbury · $51,812 University of Missouri · $82,964 University of North Florida · $60,327 Winona State University · $67,245 University of North Carolina at Charlotte · $70,937 Angelo State University · $55,048 Chico State · $58,405 East Tennessee State University · $65,633 Eastern Kentucky University · $63,161 Fitchburg State University · $60,012 Middle Tennessee State University · $61,184 University of Louisiana at Lafayette · $56,364 University of New Hampshire · $72,795 Youngstown State University · $62,242 Saginaw Valley State University · $63,727 University of Missouri - Saint Louis · $64,606 Columbus State University · $58,407 Rutgers University - Camden · $92,195 Southeast Missouri State University · $61,653 Southern University at New Orleans · $54,301 Tennessee Technological University · $64,991 University of Illinois Springfield · $58,534 University of Massachusetts Boston · $63,461 Western Carolina University · $44,184 Kennesaw State University · $75,311 University of Iowa · $78,362 University of West Georgia · $59,528 Cal State Bakersfield · $62,150 Cal State Channel Islands · $61,928 Lincoln University · $57,673 Metropolitan State University of Denver · $69,685 Portland State University · $65,405 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · $53,569 State University of New York at Oswego · $63,189 University of Minnesota - Duluth · $77,821 University of Nebraska, Lincoln · $80,975 University of Toledo · $68,140 University of Mary Washington · $62,835 Bowie State University · $58,188 San Jose State University · $75,456 Indiana University - East · $57,708 SUNY College at Potsdam · $48,923 University of Central Oklahoma · $67,511 University of New Orleans · $61,046 University of North Texas · $63,670 Winston-Salem State University · $54,089 Bowling Green State University · $64,045 Cal Poly - Humboldt · $57,243 California State University, Monterey Bay · $57,817 Colorado State University - Fort Collins · $73,386 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania · $55,995 Eastern Washington University · $69,425 Indiana University of Pennsylvania · $74,951 Kent State University at Kent · $61,008 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania · $74,472 Nevada State University · $67,668 Shepherd University · $64,346 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · $61,040 Sonoma State University · $56,955 University of Nevada, Las Vegas · $70,562 University of North Carolina Asheville · $52,426 University of North Dakota · $79,962 University of Utah · $69,879 University of California, Santa Cruz · $68,522 University of Washington - Tacoma · $64,299 Purdue University Fort Wayne · $67,722 Savannah State University · $56,160 Southern Connecticut State University · $61,035 University of Virginia's College at Wise · $61,807 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater · $58,686 Western Michigan University · $65,952 William Paterson University of New Jersey · $63,662 University of Nevada, Reno · $77,780 Michigan State University · $71,982 Mississippi State University · $78,610 Wayne State University · $51,544 Boise State University · $47,613 Framingham State University · $60,573 Indiana University - Indianapolis · $55,646 University of South Carolina, Beaufort · $59,089 Arkansas Tech University · $51,348 Cal State Dominguez Hills · $59,605 Cal State San Bernardino · $56,535 Cal State Stanislaus · $60,471 Central Washington University · $75,606 Colorado Mesa University · $61,055 Colorado State University - Pueblo · $58,865 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania · $63,160 Dakota State University · $67,643 Delta State University · $62,596 Fort Hays State University · $66,445 Fort Lewis College · $61,563 Georgia Gwinnett College · $60,771 Indiana State University · $47,631 Iowa State University · $79,899 Lamar University · $44,431 Montana Technological University · $72,754 Northern Kentucky University · $73,928 Rhode Island College · $69,008 SUNY Buffalo State University · $58,174 Saint Cloud State University · $62,451 South Dakota State University · $61,028 Southern Oregon University · $61,170 Southern Utah University · $64,713 Stockton University · $62,708 University of Arizona · $80,680 University of Cincinnati · $77,549 University of Maine · $64,045 University of Massachusetts - Lowell · $68,619 University of South Dakota · $67,432 West Virginia University · $78,588 Western Colorado University · $65,916 Western Connecticut State University · $59,714 Western Kentucky University · $48,415 Western Oregon University · $61,020 Wichita State University · $67,435 Northern Michigan University · $61,142 Michigan Technological University · $80,366 Bridgewater State University · $61,314 Francis Marion University · $57,867 University of Wisconsin - River Falls · $68,924 University of California, Riverside · $57,760 University of Washington - Bothell · $87,253 University of Nebraska at Omaha · $81,417 University of Oregon · $75,736 Arizona State University · $83,186 Cal State Northridge · $57,678 Georgia College & State University · $71,426 Towson University · $76,930 University of Hawaii at Manoa · $59,482 University of Wisconsin - Platteville · $72,509 Christopher Newport University · $64,023 Florida Gulf Coast University · $55,928 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee · $91,221 Radford University · $47,090 Northern Arizona University · $61,961 University of Kentucky · $63,268 University of Montana · $49,198 University of Montevallo · $58,994 University of North Alabama · $60,718 University of North Texas at Dallas · $57,210 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh · $65,447 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point · $65,204 SUNY at Fredonia · $60,280 University of Texas at San Antonio · $66,455 University of Wisconsin - Green Bay · $65,270 Old Dominion University · $64,460 Southeastern Louisiana University · $59,965 North Dakota State University · $93,141 Pennsylvania State University - Altoona · $88,535 Pennsylvania State University - Erie-Behrend College · $88,102 Plymouth State University · $63,111 University of North Carolina at Pembroke · $58,904 University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown · $70,853 University of Southern Mississippi · $52,919 University of Kansas · $70,579 Grand Valley State University · $54,619 San Francisco State University · $66,410 Utah State University · $81,869 University of Northern Iowa · $56,891 Western Washington University · $73,015 Pennsylvania Western University · $56,683 Pittsburg State University · $65,550 University of South Alabama · $55,040 College of Staten Island CUNY · $47,506 Idaho State University · $60,870 Kansas State University · $60,308 Sul Ross State University · $56,651 University of Texas at El Paso · $60,875 University of Wyoming · $51,275 Cal State San Marcos · $61,839 Virginia State University · $58,117 University of North Georgia · $57,053 Austin Peay State University · $51,152 Black Hills State University · $65,609 New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology · $73,789 Sam Houston State University · $61,361 West Texas A&M University · $59,367 Middle Georgia State University · $58,890 Eastern Oregon University · $60,561 Montana State University · $71,041 Harris-Stowe State University · $56,529 Mayville State University · $64,650 Montana State University - Billings · $61,289 Peru State College · $60,313 Shawnee State University · $58,716 Southwestern Oklahoma State University · $66,711 University of Arkansas at Monticello · $70,099 University of Maine at Presque Isle · $60,524 University of the District of Columbia · $59,122 Utah Valley University · $63,792 Washburn University · $61,793 Wayne State College · $61,536 Weber State University · $68,331 Western New Mexico University · $60,382 University of Notre Dame · $102,968 Boston College · $106,000 College of the Holy Cross · $101,035 Fairfield University · $72,378 North Carolina Wesleyan University · $61,040 Villanova University · $94,162 Mississippi Christian University · $68,157 Corban University · $65,478 College of Wooster · $88,604 Regent University · $64,874 Huston-Tillotson University · $65,691 Johnson C. Smith University · $58,330 University of Dallas · $69,216 Xavier University of Louisiana · $61,885 Union University · $71,231 Saint Olaf College · $84,245 Stonehill College · $73,863 Fordham University · $80,787 Santa Clara University · $81,766 Saint Louis University · $78,586 Southern Methodist University · $89,255 Texas Christian University · $78,305 Loyola Marymount University · $78,769 Liberty University · $80,653 Livingstone College · $56,587 Azusa Pacific University · $65,692 Belmont Abbey College · $63,777 Baylor University · $61,764 John Brown University · $70,977 University of San Diego · $69,130 LeTourneau University · $67,796 Ohio Dominican University · $69,621 Oklahoma Wesleyan University · $65,846 Walla Walla University · $68,227 Quincy University · $61,985 Oklahoma Baptist University · $64,830 Yeshiva University · $75,193 Charleston Southern University · $62,047 Newberry College · $61,448 William Carey University · $66,994 Alvernia University · $61,921 Asbury University · $66,655 California Lutheran University · $68,000 Capital University · $64,380 Southwestern Adventist University · $67,751 Andrews University · $68,185 Creighton University · $79,094 High Point University · $70,205 Milligan University · $67,376 University of Dayton · $73,478 Biola University · $69,939 Olivet Nazarene University · $63,739 University of San Francisco · $72,433 Anderson University · $68,297 Bellarmine University · $65,828 Cedarville University · $74,850 Harding University · $76,542 Judson University · $60,961 Messiah University · $70,460 Wheaton College (IL) · $70,634 Evangel University · $66,732 University of Mobile · $64,932 Albright College · $66,093 Cairn University - Langhorne · $62,779 Campbellsville University · $60,573 Faulkner University · $59,568 Franciscan University of Steubenville · $74,881 Merrimack College · $68,916 MidAmerica Nazarene University · $67,523 University of Evansville · $70,302 American University · $75,547 Our Lady of the Lake University · $59,591 Sacred Heart University · $71,763 St. John Fisher University · $68,413 North Park University · $63,331 The Master's University and Seminary · $63,384 Arcadia University · $64,912 Ashland University · $63,112 Barry University · $60,246 California Baptist University · $65,850 Concordia University - Nebraska · $66,235 Siena Heights University · $58,367 University of St Francis · $67,600 Bethany Lutheran College · $66,390 Bushnell University · $66,888 Brigham Young University · $90,400 Eastern University · $62,880 Ohio Northern University · $72,833 Queens University of Charlotte · $66,852 Seton Hall University · $75,861 Vanguard University of Southern California · $63,688 Pepperdine University · $74,440 Abilene Christian University · $67,620 North Greenville University · $65,078 Elmhurst University · $66,301 Lewis University · $54,817 St. Thomas University (FL) · $63,403 Lee University · $66,999 Assumption University · $68,577 Baker University · $69,399 Chestnut Hill College · $62,233 Concordia College at Moorhead · $71,500 Felician University · $67,400 Iona University · $64,397 John Carroll University · $73,174 La Roche University · $64,367 Mount Saint Mary College · $51,569 Niagara University · $64,418 Saint Martin's University · $67,077 Saint Peter's University · $62,835 St. Ambrose University · $66,105 St. Thomas Aquinas College · $60,770 Chapman University · $60,894 Le Moyne College · $68,881 Lindsey Wilson College · $60,658 Saint Francis University · $66,743 Saint Vincent College · $57,522 Salve Regina University · $70,627 Emmanuel College · $65,953 College of St. Scholastica · $71,898 Morningside University · $67,303 Ouachita Baptist University · $66,739 Saint Elizabeth University · $66,777 Seton Hill University · $63,782 Southern Adventist University · $75,338 Mercer University · $68,388 Millikin University · $63,698 University of Tulsa · $87,500 Loyola University Chicago · $75,843 Baldwin Wallace University · $46,735 Dominican University New York · $67,968 University of Dubuque · $64,585 Louisiana Christian University · $61,829 Gordon College · $67,630 Holy Family University · $64,260 Touro University · $68,229 Tusculum University · $62,504 DeSales University · $66,724 Fresno Pacific University · $61,393 Lebanon Valley College · $67,280 Marquette University · $79,178 McKendree University · $74,520 McMurry University · $62,995 Midway University · $62,253 St. Bonaventure University · $63,976 Trevecca Nazarene University · $63,302 University of Indianapolis · $67,014 University of Saint Joseph · $66,059 Emmanuel University · $60,415 Malone University · $63,483 Chowan University · $58,909 Gardner-Webb University · $61,687 Molloy College · $75,377 University of Mary · $68,562 Gonzaga University · $65,405 Benedictine University · $65,628 Georgian Court University · $61,800 St. Joseph's University - New York · $58,113 University of Mount Union · $64,543 University of Scranton · $71,989 Concordia University - Irvine · $67,005 La Salle University · $64,696 Regis University · $65,253 University of Portland · $82,512 Mercyhurst University · $69,685 Mount St. Mary's University · $66,892 Seattle University · $71,757 University of Mount Saint Vincent · $63,025 University of Northwestern - St Paul · $68,633 George Fox University · $67,870 Otterbein University · $70,471 Siena College · $71,002 University of Mount Olive · $63,071 Gannon University · $64,377 Point Loma Nazarene University · $69,666 Samford University · $71,842 University of Findlay · $67,429 Xavier University · $69,775 Houston Christian University · $66,300 Oral Roberts University · $66,511 Saint John's University (NY) · $75,989 Saint Norbert College · $74,552 Saint Xavier University · $62,747 St. John's University - New York · $66,137 University of the Cumberlands · $61,432 Wingate University · $61,975 Catholic University of America · $72,364 Duquesne University · $72,803 Campbell University · $67,901 Emory & Henry University · $64,373 Mount Vernon Nazarene University · $64,614 Dominican University · $60,605 Concordia University - Chicago · $63,889 DePaul University · $91,728 Greensboro College · $61,187 Northwest Nazarene University · $64,058 St. Mary's University · $43,658 Brigham Young University Hawaii · $60,397 Freed-Hardeman University · $67,541 Concordia University Texas · $67,384 Misericordia University · $66,189 University of Pikeville · $62,864 Palm Beach Atlantic University · $58,693 Cornerstone University · $64,552 Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion · $64,159 Saint Edward's University · $63,453 Belmont University · $72,515 Dallas Baptist University · $63,072 Hardin-Simmons University · $63,599 Lubbock Christian University · $63,016 Mid-America Christian University · $71,196 Philander Smith University · $70,048 Thomas More University · $65,758 Northwest University · $66,341 Brigham Young University - Idaho · $71,703 Christian Brothers University · $72,831 Oklahoma Christian University · $68,686 University of Lynchburg · $64,253 University of Saint Thomas (TX) · $61,934 Wisconsin Lutheran College · $67,094 Union Adventist University · $68,999 Benedictine College · $73,348 Central Methodist University · $61,622 University of Miami · $81,259 University of Richmond · $83,304 Hampton University · $59,949 Tuskegee University · $59,257 Syracuse University · $78,855 Clark Atlanta University · $59,455 University of Tampa · $68,104 Clark University · $71,975 Stetson University · $63,693 University of Rochester · $117,071 Jacksonville University · $69,674 Howard University · $68,539 Brandeis University · $69,138 George Washington University · $86,103 Stevens Institute of Technology · $98,854 Marist University · $82,547 Hofstra University · $69,442 Webster University · $63,825 Quinnipiac University · $71,100 Worcester Polytechnic Institute · $98,236 Drake University · $97,058 Elon University · $72,781 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · $103,026 Hobart William Smith Colleges · $73,367 Hawaii Pacific University · $70,110 Florida Institute of Technology · $73,859 Alfred University · $63,473 Rockford University · $62,756 Bradley University · $71,108 Westminster University · $66,920 Aurora University · $63,485 Lesley University · $61,886 Long Island University · $69,832 Mercy University · $65,891 Roger Williams University · $67,996 University of La Verne · $63,697 Wilkes University · $68,654 University of Bridgeport · $61,067 Bluffton University · $65,484 Clarkson University · $57,345 Lindenwood University · $66,918 Adelphi University · $78,353 Springfield College · $67,012 Ithaca College · $67,947 Pace University · $67,872 Trine University · $69,318 University of Hartford · $62,488 University of the Pacific · $75,686 Butler University · $74,661 Rider University · $60,642 Drexel University · $88,971 Manhattanville College · $63,822 Monmouth University · $66,752 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham · $65,632 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus · $65,632 University of Denver · $75,372 Norwich University · $68,548 Utica University · $62,601 Western New England University · $71,790 Maryville University of Saint Louis · $70,624 Roosevelt University · $60,958 Nova Southeastern University · $66,623 Park University · $65,508 University of Rio Grande · $60,361 Williams College · $126,797 Pomona College · $67,017 Swarthmore College · $141,602 Amherst College · $121,331 Claremont McKenna College · $125,871 Bowdoin College · $161,321 Washington & Lee University · $93,041 Haverford College · $113,932 Middlebury College · $114,926 Colby College · $114,710 Hamilton College · $93,682 Davidson College · $105,799 Grinnell College · $92,212 Wesleyan University · $83,843 Colgate University · $93,928 Georgia Tech · $119,696 University of California, Berkeley · $76,263 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor · $106,674 University of Virginia · $131,015 UCLA · $80,590 University of Florida · $85,911 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · $102,747 University of Georgia · $77,078 Purdue University · $59,090 North Carolina State University · $92,957 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · $82,558 University of Texas at Austin · $87,606 University of Wisconsin - Madison · $101,723 Florida State University · $64,123 University of California, San Diego · $62,659 MIT · $212,007 Caltech · $140,037 Stanford University · $141,974 Yale University · $142,318 Harvard University · $159,326 University of Chicago · $145,329 Princeton University · $141,685 Brown University · $131,904 Dartmouth · $157,341 University of Pennsylvania · $154,798 Duke University · $134,343 Columbia University · $85,302 Johns Hopkins University · $132,969 Rice University · $73,895 Carnegie Mellon University · $136,262 Northwestern University · $118,411 Georgetown University · $134,819 Vanderbilt University · $147,956 Cornell University · $155,858 Emory University · $99,485 Washington University in St Louis · $100,515 Tufts University · $150,192 University of Southern California · $60,017 New York University · $112,911 Wake Forest University · $117,481 Boston University · $67,054 Tulane University · $84,950 Case Western Reserve University · $104,096 Northeastern University · $92,235 Lehigh University · $83,641 Arts: mean $68,483 Work College: mean $65,899 Military: mean $80,042 STEM Non-Research: mean $111,387 Female-only: mean $76,382 Liberal Arts: mean $70,654 Public University: mean $64,499 Religious University: mean $67,941 Private University: mean $71,317 Liberal Arts 1–15: mean $110,001 Public University 1–15: mean $88,713 Private University 1–30: mean $123,970 All colleges: p10 $57,760 All colleges: p90 $84,369
Each dot = a college · y = degree-weighted earnings

Majors in this category

Major Colleges Degrees ▼ Male/Female Intl Earnings Employment
Pure Mathematics 1,082 13,946 61% / 39% 14% $70,990 95%
Mathematics 1,078 13,641 61% / 39% 14% $69,810 95%
Mathematical Sciences 5 177 68% / 32% 18% $84,959 89%
Mathematics (Course 18) 1 97 66% / 34% 22% $212,007 97%
Mathematics (CCS) 1 14 71% / 29% 36% $68,194 91%
Other Mathematics 1 12 50% / 50% 33% $57,263 93%
Mathematics and Philosophy 1 5 100% / 0% 0% $100,515 100%