Franklin W Olin College of Engineering: Outcomes

How much do Franklin W Olin College of Engineering graduates earn?

The reported median is $126,895 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $55,915 as its benchmark; the difference is $70,980 per year.

Franklin W Olin College of Engineering delivers strong earnings outcomes for its graduates. Azimuth places the return for Franklin W Olin College of Engineering in the 98th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $126,895. That is $70,980 above the $55,915 median for comparable institutions (same type and size), and the earnings figure sits in the 99th percentile.

These are earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates. The sole program with published earnings data is Engineering, where graduates earn a median of $135,136 four years after completion, from 38 degrees awarded a year.

An estimated 25.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, so those continuing their education are outside that earnings snapshot.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $135,136
Median · reported: $126,895
Higher estimate: $135,136

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do Franklin W Olin College of Engineering graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

That comparison is not reported for Franklin W Olin College of Engineering. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Franklin W Olin College of Engineering caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at Franklin W Olin College of Engineering report the highest earnings?

Franklin W Olin College of Engineering awards degrees in a single field. Engineering accounts for 100.0% of bachelor's degrees awarded.

The sole ranked program, Engineering, awarded 38 degrees in the most recent year. Azimuth ranks it #1 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field, and graduates earn a median of $135,136 four years after completion.

That figure is 1.51x the national median for the field. A student considering Franklin W Olin College of Engineering is choosing a single program family with earnings at the very top of its discipline.

Franklin W Olin College of Engineering is an engineering school through and through: every bachelor's degree it awards is in Engineering. The single program, Engineering, awarded 38 degrees in the most recent year.

Azimuth ranks it #1 nationally within its field, and #1 in Massachusetts. Four years after completion, graduates earn a median of $135,136.

A student considering Franklin W Olin College of Engineering is choosing a single field of study with outcomes at the very top of the national distribution for that field.

Further analysis

The single program with earnings data, Engineering, anchors the range at $135,136 four years after completion.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $126,895. That result comes from a cohort of 58 completers.

The median sits $70,980 above the $55,915 level for comparable institutions (same type and size). Among nonprofit four-year institutions, that lands in the 99th percentile.

Based on the program mix, an estimated 25.0% of graduates continue to graduate study. This is a broad institutional measure rather than a program-specific result.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

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