MIT Is Surprising College Bargain. NYU, Not So Much: Justin Fox

April 28, 2023, 11:00 AM UTC

You probably won’t be surprised to learn that graduates of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology make more money than those of any other top US university — with those receiving federal student aid earning a median income 10 years after starting college of $124,213 a year. More surprising may be that, for those receiving federal aid, MIT is among the least expensive of American universities, costing an average of just $5,084 a year with living costs, books and supplies included.

On the other end of the spectrum for universities in the Top 25 of the current US News & World Report rankings (of which there are ...

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