The top ranked university in the United States in 2023 according to Forbes was Princeton University in New Jersey. Students at Princeton graduate with an average debt of 7,216 U.S. dollars, but have a median 10-year salary of 177,300 U.S. dollars.
The Forbes rankings are based on five categories: alumni salary, student satisfaction, student debt, four year graduation rate, and academic success.
Forbes ranking of the best colleges in the United States in 2023, by average debt and median 10-year salary
Characteristic
Average debt
Median 10-year salary
Princeton University (New Jersey)
7,216
177,300
Yale University (Connecticut)
4,968
163,900
Stanford University (California)
8,868
173,800
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Massachusetts)
7,235
182,800
Universtiy of California, Berkeley (California)
7,202
161,300
Columbia University (New York)
13,338
150,900
University of California, Los Angeles (California)
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