7 LI Colleges Among 500 ‘That Shine’ With Top Salaries For Grads: Forbes

LONG ISLAND, NY — Several Long Island colleges are among 500 “that shine,” according to Forbes’ annual ranking of America’s Top Colleges released Wednesday.

Forbes said its ranking “showcases 500 colleges that produce successful, high-earning and influential graduates from all economic backgrounds, with less student debt.”

Forbes considered 14 metrics to determine the top 500 that offer the best educational, financial and career outcomes.

On Long Island, colleges that shine are:

• Stony Brook University, SUNY
  • Overall ranking: 80
  • Type: Public
  • Average grant aid: $10,266
  • Average debt: $6,839
  • Median 20-year salary: $133,700
  • Financial grade: N/A
• Farmingdale State College, SUNY
  • Overall ranking: 269
  • Type: Public
  • Average grant aid: $8,523
  • Average debt: $5,690
  • Median 20-year salary: $116,500
  • Financial grade: N/A
• Adelphi University
  • Overall ranking: 288
  • Type: Private not-for-profit
  • Average grant aid: $28,776
  • Average debt: $7,955
  • Median 20-year salary: $110,400
  • Financial grade: C-
• Hofstra University
  • Overall ranking: 311
  • Type: Private not-for-profit
  • Average grant aid: $33,007
  • Average debt: $9,717
  • Median 20-year salary: $137,700
  • Financial grade: B+
• Molloy College
• Overall ranking: 382
• Type: Private not-for-profit
• Average grant aid: $22,111
• Average debt: $8,638
• Median 20-year salary: $109,500
• Financial grade: D
• LIU Post
• Overall ranking: 423
• Type: Private not-for-profit
• Average grant aid: $29,747
• Average debt: $8,164
• Median 20-year salary: $122,700
• Financial grade: B
• SUNY College at Old Westbury
  • Overall ranking: 477
  • Type: Public
  • Average grant aid: $9,516
  • Average debt: $5,708
  • Median 20-year salary: $113,200
  • Financial grade: N/A

For more information on where other colleges in New York and elsewhere were ranked, go to Forbes.

Forbes’ Top 10 schools are:

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Massachusetts)
2. Columbia University (New York)
3. Princeton University (New Jersey)
4. Stanford University (California)
5. University of California-Berkeley
6. Harvard University (Massachusetts)
7. Williams College (Massachusetts)
8. Johns Hopkins University (Maryland)
9. Yale University (Connecticut)
10. University of Pennsylvania

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