Exceptional Outcomes, High Return on Investment

Missouri S&T is nationally recognized for tremendous value and high earning potential by The New York Times.

Top 10 Colleges by Priorities

Among the high-value institutions rated by The New York Times is Missouri S&T—we're a public research university where the average in-state student pays less than $15,000 a year.

High Earnings

  1. Caltech
  2. MIT
  3. Harvey Mudd College
  4. Bentley University
  5. University of Pennsylvania
  6. Carnegie Mellow University
  7. Stevens Institute of Technology
  8. Stanford University
  9. Georgetown University
  10. Princeton University

High Earnings + Low Price

  1. Princeton University
  2. MIT
  3. Stanford University
  4. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
  5. Georgia Tech
  6. Yale University
  7. Harvard University
  8. Missouri S&T
  9. University of Florida
  10. Caltech

High Earnings + Low Price + Less Selective

  1. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
  2. Missouri S&T
  3. University of Florida
  4. University of Washington, Tacoma
  5. CUNY Hunter College
  6. CUNY City College
  7. University of California, Irvine
  8. University of Washington, Bothell
  9. CUNY Brooklyn College
  10. CUNY Queens College

Source: The New York Times

"There's only one college rankings list that matters."

- Frank Bruni, The New York Times, March 27, 2023  
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