Colleges Worth Your Money
A Guide to What America's Top Schools Can Do for You
- doi.org/10.5771/9781475873191
- ISBN print: 978-1-4758-7318-4
- ISBN online: 978-1-4758-7319-1
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Abstract
Colleges Worth Your Money: A Guide to What America's Top Schools Can Do for You is an invaluable guide for students making the crucial decision of where to attend college when our thinking about higher education is radically changing. At a time when costs are soaring and competition for admission is higher than ever, the college-bound need to know how prospective schools will benefit them both as students and after graduation. Colleges Worth Your Moneyprovides the most up-to-date, accurate, and comprehensive information for gauging the ROI of America’s top schools, including:
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In-depth profiles of 200 of the top colleges and universities across the U.S.;
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Over 75 key statistics about each school that cover unique admissions-related data points such as gender-specific acceptance rates, early decision acceptance rates, and five-year admissions trends at each college.
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The solid facts on career outcomes, including the school’s connections with recruiters, the rate of employment post-graduation, where students land internships, the companies most likely to hire students from a particular school, and much more.
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Data and commentary on each college’s merit and need-based aid awards, average student debt, and starting salary outcomes.
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Top Colleges for America’s Top Majors lists highlighting schools that have the best programs in 40+ disciplines.
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Lists of the “Top Feeder” undergraduate colleges into medical school, law school, tech, journalism, Wall Street, engineering, and more.
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United states undergrad university value money school college guide colleges cost best school- 22–23 Amherst College 22–23
- 26–27 Babson College 26–27
- 28–29 Bard College 28–29
- 30–31 Barnard College 30–31
- 34–35 Bates College 34–35
- 36–37 Baylor University 36–37
- 38–39 Bentley University 38–39
- 40–41 Berea College 40–41
- 44–45 Boston College 44–45
- 46–47 Boston University 46–47
- 48–49 Bowdoin College 48–49
- 54–55 Brown University 54–55
- 56–57 Bryn Mawr College 56–57
- 64–65 Carleton College 64–65
- 70–71 Centre College 70–71
- 74–75 Clark University 74–75
- 78–79 Clemson University 78–79
- 80–81 Colby College 80–81
- 82–83 Colgate University 82–83
- 92–93 Colorado College 92–93
- 102–103 Cornell University 102–103
- 104–105 Dartmouth College 104–105
- 106–107 Davidson College 106–107
- 108–109 Denison University 108–109
- 110–111 DePauw University 110–111
- 112–113 Dickinson College 112–113
- 114–115 Drexel University 114–115
- 116–117 Duke University 116–117
- 118–119 Elon University 118–119
- 120–121 Emerson College 120–121
- 122–123 Emory University 122–123
- 124–125 Fairfield University 124–125
- 126–127 Florida State University 126–127
- 128–129 Fordham University 128–129
- 134–135 Furman University 134–135
- 136–137 George Mason University 136–137
- 140–141 Georgetown University 140–141
- 144–145 Gettysburg College 144–145
- 146–147 Gonzaga University 146–147
- 148–149 Grinnell College 148–149
- 150–151 Hamilton College 150–151
- 152–153 Harvard University 152–153
- 154–155 Harvey Mudd College 154–155
- 156–157 Haverford College 156–157
- 160–161 Hofstra University 160–161
- 162–163 Howard University 162–163
- 168–169 Ithaca College 168–169
- 170–171 James Madison University 170–171
- 172–173 Johns Hopkins University 172–173
- 174–175 Juniata College 174–175
- 176–177 Kalamazoo College 176–177
- 178–179 Kenyon College 178–179
- 180–181 Lafayette College 180–181
- 182–183 Lawrence University 182–183
- 184–185 Lehigh University 184–185
- 186–187 Lewis & Clark College 186–187
- 192–193 Macalester College 192–193
- 194–195 Marist College 194–195
- 196–197 Marquette University 196–197
- 200–201 Miami University 200–201
- 204–205 Middlebury College 204–205
- 206–207 Mount Holyoke College 206–207
- 208–209 New College of Florida 208–209
- 210–211 New York University 210–211
- 214–215 Northeastern University 214–215
- 216–217 Northwestern University 216–217
- 218–219 Oberlin College 218–219
- 220–221 Occidental College 220–221
- 226–227 Pepperdine University 226–227
- 228–229 Pitzer College 228–229
- 230–231 Pomona College 230–231
- 232–233 Princeton University 232–233
- 234–235 Providence College 234–235
- 238–239 Reed College 238–239
- 242–243 Rhodes College 242–243
- 244–245 Rice University 244–245
- 254–255 Santa Clara University 254–255
- 256–257 Sarah Lawrence College 256–257
- 258–259 Scripps College 258–259
- 262–263 Skidmore College 262–263
- 264–265 Smith College 264–265
- 268–269 Spelman College 268–269
- 270–271 St. Lawrence University 270–271
- 274–275 St. Olaf College 274–275
- 276–277 Stanford University 276–277
- 282–283 Swarthmore College 282–283
- 284–285 Syracuse University 284–285
- 286–287 Temple University 286–287
- 292–293 Trinity College (CT) 292–293
- 294–295 Trinity University 294–295
- 296–297 Tufts University 296–297
- 298–299 Tulane University 298–299
- 300–301 Union College (NY) 300–301
- 310–311 University of Arizona 310–311
- 328–329 University of Chicago 328–329
- 334–335 University of Delaware 334–335
- 336–337 University of Denver 336–337
- 338–339 University of Florida 338–339
- 340–341 University of Georgia 340–341
- 346–347 University of Iowa 346–347
- 352–353 University of Miami 352–353
- 354–355 University of Michigan 354–355
- 362–363 University of Notre Dame 362–363
- 364–365 University of Oregon 364–365
- 370–371 University of Richmond 370–371
- 372–373 University of Rochester 372–373
- 374–375 University of San Diego 374–375
- 382–383 University of Utah 382–383
- 384–385 University of Virginia 384–385
- 390–391 Vanderbilt University 390–391
- 392–393 Vassar College 392–393
- 394–395 Villanova University 394–395
- 396–397 Virginia Tech 396–397
- 398–399 Wake Forest University 398–399
- 404–405 Wellesley College 404–405
- 406–407 Wesleyan University 406–407
- 408–409 Whitman College 408–409
- 410–411 Willamette University 410–411
- 412–413 Williams College 412–413
- 416–417 Yale University 416–417
- 428–434 Top “Feeder” Colleges 428–434