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Big Colleges Where Graduates From Lower-Income Families Outearn Graduates From Higher-Income Families
Top 20 by Outearnings
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Big Colleges Where Graduates From Lower-Income Families Outearn Graduates From Higher-Income Families - Complete List
| Rank | College | Outearnings | Low-Income Grad Salary | Hi-Income Grad Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brigham Young University-Provo | $14,400 | $74,700 | $60,300 |
| 2 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | $9,800 | $63,500 | $53,700 |
| 3 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | $9,000 | $71,600 | $62,600 |
| 4 | Temple University | $8,100 | $62,600 | $54,500 |
| 5 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | $7,000 | $71,400 | $64,400 |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | $6,800 | $70,800 | $64,000 |
| 7 | University of Iowa | $6,100 | $65,000 | $58,900 |
| 8 | Michigan State University | $4,300 | $64,600 | $60,300 |
| 9 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | $2,800 | $61,000 | $58,200 |
| 10 | Virginia Commonwealth University | $2,700 | $49,500 | $46,800 |
| 11 | University of California-San Diego | $2,300 | $70,300 | $68,000 |
| 12 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | $2,200 | $59,200 | $57,000 |
| 13 | University of Missouri-Columbia | $1,600 | $56,800 | $55,200 |
| 14 | University of California-Davis | $1,400 | $66,600 | $65,200 |
| 15 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | $800 | $58,000 | $57,200 |
| 16 | The University of Texas at Austin | $700 | $70,000 | $69,300 |
| 17 | University of California-Irvine | $500 | $62,300 | $61,800 |
| 18 | University of Houston | $0 | $59,100 | $59,100 |
| 19 | Texas A & M University-College Station | -$300 | $66,000 | $66,300 |
| 20 | California State University-Long Beach | -$700 | $50,600 | $51,300 |
| 21 | California State University-Northridge | -$1,100 | $47,000 | $48,100 |
| 22 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | -$1,200 | $51,000 | $52,200 |
| 23 | Auburn University | -$1,400 | $53,500 | $54,900 |
| 24 | Florida State University | -$1,500 | $51,100 | $52,600 |
| 24 | University of Central Florida | -$1,500 | $47,700 | $49,200 |
| 26 | University of South Florida-Main Campus | -$1,600 | $45,400 | $47,000 |
| 27 | San Francisco State University | -$2,200 | $51,700 | $53,900 |
| 28 | University of Maryland-College Park | -$2,700 | $67,400 | $70,100 |
| 29 | California State University-Fullerton | -$3,000 | $47,100 | $50,100 |
| 29 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | -$3,000 | $73,700 | $76,700 |
| 31 | Florida International University | -$3,100 | $49,100 | $52,200 |
| 32 | University of Kentucky | -$3,200 | $49,900 | $53,100 |
| 32 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | -$3,200 | $46,900 | $50,100 |
| 34 | New York University | -$3,400 | $74,700 | $78,100 |
| 35 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | -$3,500 | $65,100 | $68,600 |
| 35 | Texas Tech University | -$3,500 | $57,100 | $60,600 |
| 37 | University of Florida | -$3,800 | $61,600 | $65,400 |
| 38 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | -$3,900 | $54,400 | $58,300 |
| 39 | Iowa State University | -$4,000 | $51,500 | $55,500 |
| 40 | Northern Arizona University | -$4,200 | $42,000 | $46,200 |
| 40 | University of North Texas | -$4,200 | $44,800 | $49,000 |
| 40 | University of California-Los Angeles | -$4,200 | $69,900 | $74,100 |
| 40 | Arizona State University-Tempe | -$4,200 | $50,300 | $54,500 |
| 44 | University of Georgia | -$4,300 | $54,000 | $58,300 |
| 45 | Purdue University-Main Campus | -$4,400 | $59,500 | $63,900 |
| 45 | Indiana University-Bloomington | -$4,400 | $54,300 | $58,700 |
| 47 | California State University-Sacramento | -$4,600 | $49,300 | $53,900 |
| 48 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | -$4,800 | $46,200 | $51,000 |
| 49 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | -$5,300 | $61,700 | $67,000 |
| 50 | San Jose State University | -$5,700 | $58,300 | $64,000 |
| 51 | University of Colorado Boulder | -$5,900 | $53,800 | $59,700 |
| 52 | Texas State University | -$6,000 | $46,100 | $52,100 |
| 53 | Washington State University | -$6,200 | $51,600 | $57,800 |
| 54 | University of California-Berkeley | -$6,300 | $71,700 | $78,000 |
| 55 | The University of Alabama | -$6,400 | $46,000 | $52,400 |
| 55 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | -$6,400 | $48,100 | $54,500 |
| 57 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | -$7,000 | $47,100 | $54,100 |
| 58 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | -$7,100 | $50,300 | $57,400 |
| 58 | California State University-Los Angeles | -$7,100 | $45,700 | $52,800 |
| 60 | San Diego State University | -$7,300 | $50,500 | $57,800 |
| 61 | Liberty University | -$7,500 | $35,000 | $42,500 |
| 61 | University of California-Santa Barbara | -$7,500 | $55,300 | $62,800 |
| 63 | University of Arizona | -$7,900 | $50,600 | $58,500 |
| 64 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | -$8,000 | $41,800 | $49,800 |
| 65 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | -$9,200 | $50,600 | $59,800 |
| 66 | West Virginia University | -$9,500 | $45,000 | $54,500 |
| 67 | Ashford University | -$12,500 | $33,700 | $46,200 |
| 68 | Southern New Hampshire University | -$15,100 | $37,300 | $52,400 |
| 69 | Miami Dade College | -$17,500 | $32,400 | $49,900 |
| 70 | Western Governors University | -$19,900 | $34,800 | $54,700 |