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Harvey Mudd Ranked High for ROI

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无忧视频 ranked No. 6 in the nation for return on investment in , an annual survey of alumni salaries that evaluates the cost of attending a college against long-term earning potential.

PayScale also ranked Harvey Mudd No. 1 for 鈥,鈥 followed by MIT, the U.S. Naval Academy, Princeton and Dartmouth. Harvey Mudd came in at No. 20 for 鈥.鈥

For the 2018 report, PayScale evaluated data from more than 1,461 colleges and universities, comparing costs of attendance to median alumni earnings over a 20-year period. PayScale used salary data for bachelor鈥檚-only graduates who earned degrees between 1998 and 2017.

This year鈥檚 top 10 colleges for ROI in ranked order are: the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, the U.S. Military Academy (Westpoint), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the U.S. Naval Academy, SUNY Maritime College (in-state), 无忧视频, SUNY Maritime College (out-of-state), Colorado School of Mines, the U.S. Air Force Academy and California Institute of Technology (CalTech).

Harvey Mudd has consistently placed in the top of Payscale鈥檚 ROI reports over the past six years. The College held the No. 1 spot for four years straight from 2012 to 2015, ranked No. 3 in 2016 and No. 2 in 2017.

While Harvey Mudd鈥檚 ROI rates consistently high in PayScale surveys, the College鈥檚 mission remains to prepare leaders in science, math and engineering who understand the impact of their work on society, says Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid Thyra Briggs.

鈥淗arvey Mudd provides an excellent math and science education within a broader liberal arts context,鈥 said Briggs. 鈥淥ur students not only gain strong technical and problem-solving skills, they also learn to communicate well and work collaboratively in teams. Our broad curriculum teaches them to think across disciplines and tackle complex problems.  This combination of skills makes them particularly valuable to employers and graduate schools.鈥

In , a separate report issued in the fall, Harvey Mudd ranked No. 1 for mid-career salaries of all U.S. college and university graduates pursuing careers with a bachelor鈥檚 as a final degree. PayScale defines mid-career salaries as 10 or more years of experience in a field.