Forbes ranking of the best U.S. colleges in 2018, by overall payoff
Forbes ranking of the best colleges in the United States in 2018
This graph shows the best colleges in the United States in 2018, as ranked by Forbes. The top ranked university for that year was Harvard University in Massachusetts. Students are expected to pay tuition costs of 69,600 U.S. dollars annually.
The Forbes rankings are based on five categories: post graduate success, student satisfaction, student debt, four year graduation rate and competitive awards.
Forbes ranking of the best colleges in the United States in 2018
| Tuition cost in U.S. dollars | Average financial aid | |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard University (Massachusetts) | 69,600 | 48,195 |
| Yale University (Connecticut) | 71,290 | 48,126 |
| Stanford University (California) | 69,109 | 47,782 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Massachusetts) | 67,430 | 41,674 |
| Princeton University (New Jersey) | 66,150 | 44,128 |
| California Institute of Technology (California) | 68,901 | 36,632 |
| University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania) | 71,715 | 43,856 |
| Brown University (Rhode Island) | 71,050 | 40,116 |
| Dartmouth College (New Hampshire) | 71,827 | 45,867 |
| Duke University (North Carolina) | 71,764 | 47,055 |
| Williams College (Massachusetts) | 70,650 | 48,073 |
| Georgetown University (District of Columbia) | 71,580 | 40,346 |
| Cornell University (New York) | 70,321 | 35,445 |
| University of California, Berkeley (California) | 65,003 | 18,541 |
| Columbia University (New York) | 74,199 | 46,127 |
| Amherst College (Massachusetts) | 71,300 | 47,517 |
| Bowdoin College (Maine) | 68,070 | 38,552 |
| University of Chicago (Illinois) | 75,735 | 39,032 |
| Pomona College (California) | 69,725 | 46,730 |
| Northwestern University (Illinois) | 72,980 | 38,593 |
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