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Professional networking platform LinkedIn has released its list of the top 50 U.S. colleges for long-term career success—and three schools in New York made the cut.
The rankings were based on key factors including job placement, internship experience, alumni network strength, career outcomes, and the breadth of skills gained during college.
Which New York schools made the list?
1. Cornell University (#5) – Located in Ithaca, Cornell ranked high due to strong alumni networks in tech, finance, and higher education. Graduates stood out in fields like scientific computing, aerospace engineering, and animation.2. Columbia University (#18) – Columbia alumni have strong connections in finance, tech, and consulting. Top skills highlighted include Stata, AI engineering, and foreign languages.3. Colgate University (#36) – Based in Hamilton, Colgate was recognized as a top 5 school for network strength. Alumni commonly work in finance, tech, and legal services, with standout skills like Stata, Ruby on Rails, and foreign languages.
LinkedIn’s Top 50 U.S. Colleges for Career Success
Here are all 50 schools that made LinkedIn’s ranking:
- Princeton University, N.J.
- Duke University, N.C.
- University of Pennsylvania, Pa.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mass.
- Cornell University, N.Y.
- Harvard University, Mass.
- Babson College, Mass.
- University of Notre Dame, Ind.
- Dartmouth College, N.H.
- Stanford University, Calif.
- Northwestern University, Ill.
- University of Virginia, Va.
- Vanderbilt University, Tenn.
- Brown University, R.I.
- Bentley University, Mass.
- Tufts University, Mass.
- Lehigh University, Pa.
- Columbia University, N.Y.
- Yale University, Conn.
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pa.
- Bucknell University, Pa.
- Boston College, Mass.
- Villanova University, Pa.
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Ill.
- Wake Forest University, N.C.
- University of Chicago, Ill.
- University of Southern California, Calif.
- Fairfield University, Conn.
- Washington and Lee University, Va.
- University of California-Berkeley, Calif.
- Rice University, Texas
- Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
- Purdue University, Ind.
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Miami University, Ohio
- Colgate University, N.Y.
- Southern Methodist University, Texas
- Bryant University, R.I.
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Mass.
- The Pennsylvania State University, Penn.
- California Institute of Technology, Calif.
- Trinity College, Conn.
- Boston University, Mass.
- University of Richmond, Va.
- Stevens Institute of Technology, N.J.
- The University of Texas at Austin, Texas
- Indiana University Bloomington, Ind.
- Lafayette College, Pa.
- Providence College, R.I.
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wis.
How was the ranking created?
LinkedIn’s methodology was based on five pillars:
- Job placement: % of alumni with jobs or grad school within one year
- Internships & recruiter demand: % of alumni with internships during undergrad
- Career success: % of recent grads with entrepreneurship or executive roles
- Network strength: How connected alumni are to each other and current students
- Knowledge breadth: Range of skills and academic disciplines among alumni
More details on the methodology can be found on LinkedIn’s official ranking page.