Penn was ranked #1 in the 2024 Wall Street Journal/College Pulse Salary Impact ranking. Schools were listed in order of their impact on graduates’ salaries and how this relates to the cost of attending the college.

According to the journal’s ranking, Penn adds $84,761 in value to graduates’ salaries, with a score of 99 in salary impact versus similar colleges. Princeton ranked #2, Columbia ranked #3, and MIT ranked #4.

The ranking scores colleges based on salary impact versus similar colleges and the years it takes to pay off the net price of attending the institution. Penn’s average net price was listed at $14,851 and listed eight months as the time to pay off the net price.

Recently, Penn ranked #7 in Wall Street Journal’s 2024 list of best colleges in the United States.