Placement and Salary Rankings (26-50)
2016 Rank | School | 2016 Employed 9 Months After Graduation | 2015 Employed 9 Months After Graduation | 2014 Employed 9 Months After Graduation | 2016 vs. 2015 Difference | 3 Year Difference | Private – Median Starting Salary | Public – Median Starting Salary |
26 | Boston University | 71.9% | 68.1% | 57.5% | 3.8% | 14.4% | $150,000 | $54,750 |
26 | Arizona State University | 83.8% | 72.6% | 72.1% | 11.2% | 11.7% | $80,000 | $53,250 |
28 | University of Washington | 80.3% | 79.0% | 62.6% | 1.3% | 17.7% | $101,500 | $55,000 |
29 | College of William & Mary | 83.9% | 85.3% | 68.1% | -1.4% | 15.8% | $120,000 | $56,500 |
30 | University of California-Irvine | 66.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | $120,000 | $58,715 |
31 | University of Georgia | 76.1% | 76.0% | 66.5% | 0.1% | 9.6% | $94,000 | $50,000 |
31 | University of California-Davis | 73.5% | 67.8% | 60.5% | 5.7% | 13.0% | $90,000 | $50,000 |
31 | University of Wisconsin | 74.5% | 72.5% | 70.1% | 2.0% | 4.4% | $115,000 | $49,429 |
34 | Fordham University | 68.2% | 68.9% | 60.3% | -0.7% | 7.9% | $160,000 | $58,500 |
34 | Boston College | 71.5% | 71.2% | 72.3% | 0.3% | -0.8% | $145,000 | $54,500 |
34 | University of North Carolina | 75.4% | 72.3% | 78.1% | 3.1% | -2.7% | $115,000 | $50,596 |
34 | University of Indiana | 80.5% | 64.7% | 73.3% | 15.8% | 7.2% | $90,000 | $47,000 |
34 | Brigham Young University | 76.2% | 78.2% | 58.0% | -2.0% | 18.2% | $90,000 | $46,231 |
34 | Ohio State University | 79.6% | 72.1% | 71.0% | 7.5% | 8.6% | $70,000 | $45,000 |
40 | University of Colorado-Boulder | 78.4% | 64.0% | 64.2% | 14.4% | 14.2% | $72,000 | $50,064 |
41 | University of Illinois | 78.8% | 68.1% | 56.3% | 10.7% | 22.5% | $79,500 | $52,000 |
42 | George Mason University | 74.5% | 72.7% | 78.2% | 1.8% | -3.7% | $80,000 | $58,300 |
42 | University of Arizona | 70.7% | 75.2% | 79.1% | -4.5% | -8.4% | $115,000 | $52,048 |
42 | Washington & Lee University | 63.6% | 56.9% | 63.6% | 6.7% | 0.0% | $ 81,000 | $50,000 |
42 | University of Utah | 77.9% | 70.9% | 74.6% | 7.0% | 3.3% | $70,000 | $50,000 |
46 | Southern Methodist University | 80.6% | 80.2% | 69.5% | 0.4% | 11.1% | $95,000 | $55,500 |
47 | Wake Forest University | 62.3% | 76.9% | 65.2% | -14.6% | -2.9% | $75,000 | $51,000 |
47 | University of Maryland | 67.7% | 68.7% | 62.3% | -1.0% | 5.4% | $65,000 | $45,000 |
47 | University of Florida | 72.9% | 63.1% | 64.8% | 9.8% | 8.1% | $65,000 | $43,402 |
50 | Tulane University | 65.2% | 72.1% | 64.7% | -6.9% | 0.5% | $90,000 | $48,996 |
50 | Florida State University | 81.0% | 77.3% | 78.9% | 3.7% | 2.1% | $60,000 | $41,400 |
Source: U.S. News & World Report