President Obama’s measure of education by college based on new ratings has finally launched. The College Score Card site, a U.S. Department of Education program, divides colleges and universities based on degrees, location and size. Depending on an analysis of the measurement by school, the Georgia Institute of Technology ranks first, at least for those who have the background to attend and want high salaries once they graduate.

As the Score Card went online, the White House said the president is committed to making sure there exists reliable information that helps students find the college that best fits their needs so that they can succeed.

The new website has a section called “check out these colleges.” The options are divided into “23 four-year schools with low costs with lead to high incomes”; two-year colleges, by state, “where students earn high salaries after graduation”; “30 four-year schools with high graduation rates and low costs; and “15 public four-year colleges with high graduation leading to high income.” Relying on the screens, private colleges like Harvard only make the list of institutions with large programs to help students pay tuition. MIT leads this list base on future income 10 years after entering school with a salary of $91,600, followed by Harvard at $87,200.

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The Obama program website also has a section on financial aid, aid cost evaluation and the GI Bill. The goal of the process it to marry the ability to pay for college with the most likely match by a person’s background to yield the best financial results after graduation.

The segment that has the highest incomes at the end of college is the “15 public four-year colleges high graduation leading to high income.” These schools are particularly affordable for students who live in the states where they are located. The one with the highest income level is the Georgia Institute of Technology, with a post-graduation income of $74,000 when a student is 10 years out from entering school. No other college or university on the list even comes close. The second school on the list is University of California-Berkeley at $62,700. Since jobs that require technology skills generally pay well, so the results make sense.

For the majority of high school graduates who do not have the background to go to public colleges, which have stiff academic barriers for entry, College Score Card has a strong value. Unlike lists that focus on the best schools regardless of ability to pay, the goal of U.S. Department of Education is to help a much broader number of people who want to get higher degrees.

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