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# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Columbia
New York, NY
New York, NY 58 4% 43% / 57% 9% $64,249 35 92% —
2 Cornell
Ithaca, NY
Ithaca, NY 290 8% 41% / 59% 6% $66,957 40 86% —
3 Harvard
Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, MA 27 4% 63% / 37% 4% $88,135 85 95% —
4 Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD 20 6% 25% / 75% 5% $68,494 48 — —
5 MIT
Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, MA 17 5% 35% / 65% 12% $77,485 76 100% —
6 Stanford
Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, CA 71 4% 38% / 62% 7% $68,195 52 86% —
7 U. of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Berkeley, CA 139 11% 25% / 75% 8% $66,928 69 94% —
8 UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA 401 9% 33% / 67% 1% $66,743 62 92% —
9 U. of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA
La Jolla, CA 343 29% 42% / 58% 6% $61,703 44 87% —
10 Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
Saint Louis, MO 99 12% 44% / 56% 5% $81,442 72 94% —
11 Yale
New Haven, CT
New Haven, CT — 3% — — — — — —

Lab Gods

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Caltech
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena, CA 12 4% 17% / 83% 8% $65,889 48 — —
2 Duke
Durham, NC
Durham, NC 158 5% 33% / 67% 4% $72,625 49 95% —
3 New York University
New York, NY
New York, NY 165 9% 28% / 72% 8% $63,828 40 98% —
4 Princeton
Princeton, NJ
Princeton, NJ — 4% — — — — — —
5 U. of California, Davis
Davis, CA
Davis, CA 324 46% 35% / 65% 9% $60,931 48 90% —
6 U. of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL 116 5% 35% / 65% 8% $68,264 42 98% —
7 U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor, MI 350 16% 23% / 77% 2% $61,994 27 91% —
8 U. of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA 158 5% 39% / 61% 4% $77,546 71 93% —
9 U. of Washington
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA 202 42% 27% / 73% 5% $62,768 62 93% —

The Double Helix

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Boston University
Boston, MA
Boston, MA 181 13% 37% / 63% 12% $63,574 34 92% —
2 Emory
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA 202 10% 42% / 58% 17% $67,801 45 90% —
3 Michigan State
East Lansing, MI
East Lansing, MI 594 83% 32% / 68% 2% $67,260 62 95% —
4 Northwestern
Evanston, IL
Evanston, IL 131 7% 31% / 69% 1% $75,630 63 92% —
5 Pennsylvania State
University Park, PA
University Park, PA 377 55% 35% / 65% 6% $69,377 71 93% —
6 U. of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Gainesville, FL 555 20% 34% / 66% 1% $65,928 74 96% —
7 U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Chapel Hill, NC 606 17% 33% / 67% 4% $65,758 62 93% —
8 U. of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Austin, TX 761 22% 32% / 68% 1% $66,598 63 93% —
9 U. of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI
Madison, WI 394 41% 32% / 68% 4% $70,620 70 96% —
10 Vanderbilt
Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN 13 5% 62% / 38% 23% $70,550 49 — —

Petri Dish Elite

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Brown
Providence, RI
Providence, RI 105 6% 45% / 55% 5% $63,036 27 93% —
2 Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA 126 13% 28% / 72% 4% $67,049 72 93% —
3 North Carolina State
Raleigh, NC
Raleigh, NC 409 40% 25% / 75% 2% $70,039 76 94% —
4 Ohio State
Columbus, OH
Columbus, OH 460 49% 38% / 62% 2% $69,756 69 93% —
5 Purdue
West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette, IN 159 43% 38% / 62% 4% $79,232 86 93% —
6 Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX
College Station, TX 377 52% 36% / 64% 1% $67,830 69 95% —
7 U. of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
Irvine, CA 848 29% 37% / 63% 4% $63,740 56 91% —
8 U. of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara, CA 351 38% 32% / 68% 3% $68,592 66 93% —
9 U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Champaign, IL — 37% — — — — — —
10 U. of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, PA 495 59% 33% / 67% 2% $63,237 59 95% —

Cell Division

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Arizona State
Tempe, AZ
Tempe, AZ 878 88% 33% / 67% 4% $58,275 56 92% —
2 Indiana
Bloomington, IN
Bloomington, IN 279 76% 33% / 67% 0% $68,015 66 99% —
3 Rice
Houston, TX
Houston, TX 129 8% 40% / 60% 3% $67,684 45 — —
4 U. of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA
Riverside, CA 665 86% 40% / 60% 1% $56,278 38 90% —
5 U. of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Cruz, CA 139 82% 32% / 68% 1% $63,215 57 93% —
6 U. of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL 360 76% 37% / 63% 4% $66,242 74 91% —
7 U. of Maryland, College Park
College Park, MD
College Park, MD 448 45% 37% / 63% 2% $67,665 70 92% —
8 U. of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA 66 11% 56% / 44% 6% $68,214 46 96% —
9 U. of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Charlottesville, VA 255 13% 27% / 73% 3% $67,480 50 92% —
10 Washington State
Pullman, WA
Pullman, WA 243 75% 30% / 70% 2% $63,686 72 92% —

Mitosis Mode

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, PA 27 11% 44% / 56% 7% $68,980 48 — —
2 Case Western Reserve
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, OH 118 35% 42% / 58% 7% $66,437 38 88% —
3 Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO
Fort Collins, CO 192 82% 27% / 73% 1% $58,254 55 91% —
4 Dartmouth
Hanover, NH
Hanover, NH 59 6% 27% / 73% 7% $71,972 57 96% —
5 Iowa State
Ames, IA
Ames, IA 176 85% 31% / 69% 2% $62,695 65 96% —
6 Northeastern
Boston, MA
Boston, MA 170 22% 25% / 75% 4% $91,261 86 93% —
7 Tufts
Medford, MA
Medford, MA 165 11% 35% / 65% 8% $71,160 54 96% —
8 U. of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO
Boulder, CO — 71% — — — — — —
9 U. of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Coral Gables, FL 77 17% 30% / 70% 1% $59,309 28 87% —
10 Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Blacksburg, VA 253 55% 28% / 72% 2% $63,905 67 94% —

Natural Selection

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 CUNY City
New York, NY
New York, NY 98 42% 32% / 68% 11% $72,189 87 91% —
2 Florida State
Tallahassee, FL
Tallahassee, FL 414 20% 30% / 70% 1% $57,341 67 91% —
3 George Washington
Washington, DC
Washington, DC 79 47% 19% / 81% 1% $65,134 40 96% —
4 Georgetown
Washington, DC
Washington, DC 38 14% 34% / 66% 8% $67,513 46 88% —
5 Oregon State
Corvallis, OR
Corvallis, OR 195 75% 33% / 67% 2% $51,804 34 94% —
6 U. of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati, OH 168 85% 33% / 67% 7% $67,235 74 97% —
7 U. of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Storrs, CT 152 54% 36% / 64% 3% $69,029 71 96% —
8 U. of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Lawrence, KS 32 93% 31% / 69% 0% $66,866 72 96% —
9 U. of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Rochester, NY 253 42% 39% / 61% 13% $77,712 70 91% —
10 U. of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City, UT 258 82% 37% / 63% 3% $66,717 73 96% —

Evolving

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Florida International
Miami, FL
Miami, FL 884 42% 29% / 71% 3% $53,627 60 90% —
2 Kansas State
Manhattan, KS
Manhattan, KS 86 95% 31% / 69% 1% $72,510 80 100% —
3 Tulane
New Orleans, LA
New Orleans, LA — 14% — — — — — —
4 U. of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Iowa City, IA 101 80% 34% / 66% 1% $63,899 64 97% —
5 U. of Missouri
Columbia, MO
Columbia, MO 245 77% 38% / 62% 0% $69,566 73 94% —
6 U. of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Notre Dame, IN 161 9% 44% / 56% 0% $77,590 66 90% —
7 Virginia Commonwealth
Richmond, VA
Richmond, VA 400 72% 33% / 68% 3% $61,443 58 93% —
8 Wake Forest
Winston-Salem, NC
Winston-Salem, NC 63 18% 29% / 71% 3% $69,121 43 93% —
9 Wayne State
Detroit, MI
Detroit, MI 102 84% 41% / 59% 3% $64,152 67 91% —

The Control Group

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Auburn
Auburn, AL
Auburn, AL 29 47% 24% / 76% 0% $84,290 88 96% —
2 Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Chestnut Hill, MA 229 13% 38% / 62% 6% $75,124 63 93% —
3 Brandeis
Waltham, MA
Waltham, MA 98 45% 33% / 67% 11% $62,040 32 87% —
4 Clemson
Clemson, SC
Clemson, SC 335 42% 24% / 76% 0% $68,102 68 96% —
5 Georgia State
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA 362 58% 30% / 70% 15% $53,783 51 90% —
6 Louisiana State
Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge, LA 372 71% 28% / 72% 2% $68,421 75 95% —
7 Saint Louis
Saint Louis, MO
Saint Louis, MO 88 48% 45% / 55% 1% $68,780 56 95% —
8 Temple
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA 201 72% 31% / 69% 2% $73,318 78 93% —
9 Texas Tech
Lubbock, TX
Lubbock, TX 258 69% 40% / 60% 1% $58,594 63 97% —
10 U. of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Birmingham, AL 108 72% 33% / 67% 2% $59,002 63 93% —
11 U. of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL 503 43% 26% / 74% 3% $54,113 58 96% —
12 U. of Delaware
Newark, DE
Newark, DE 151 72% 34% / 66% 3% $78,163 83 98% —
13 U. of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI
Honolulu, HI 138 88% 30% / 70% 4% $51,178 39 92% —
14 U. of Houston
Houston, TX
Houston, TX 371 76% 41% / 59% 3% $63,332 73 93% —
15 U. of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Lexington, KY 156 90% 36% / 64% 2% $68,736 73 96% —
16 U. of Oklahoma - Norman
Norman, OK
Norman, OK 208 72% 41% / 59% 1% — — — —
17 U. of Oregon
Eugene, OR
Eugene, OR 151 87% 31% / 69% 1% $62,455 57 90% —
18 U. of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Columbia, SC 402 55% 30% / 70% 0% $62,922 61 95% —
19 U. of South Florida
Tampa, FL
Tampa, FL 424 41% 31% / 69% 3% $58,537 71 93% —
20 U. of Texas at Dallas
Dallas, TX
Dallas, TX 278 72% 42% / 58% 4% $65,816 65 95% —
21 U. of Vermont
Burlington, VT
Burlington, VT 144 73% 28% / 72% 0% $61,282 50 100% —