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ReviewsA refreshing combination of data and insight, this guide provides families with critical information that can often be difficult to locate or discern. Colleges Worth Your Money not only answers key questions but will also prompt families to ask important ones as they research, visit, and ultimately select from their college options.
Table Of ContentIntroduction & Methodology American University Amherst College Arizona State University Babson College Barnard College Baruch College (CUNY) Bates College Bentley University Binghamton University (SUNY) Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Brandeis University Brigham Young University Brown University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University California Institute of Technology California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Carleton CollegeCarnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Claremont McKenna College Clarkson University Clemson UniversityColby College Colgate University The College of New Jersey College of the Holy Cross College of William & Mary Colorado College Colorado School of Mines Columbia UniversityConnecticut College The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Cornell UniversityDartmouth College Davidson College Dickinson College Drexel University Duke University Elon University Emory University Fairfield University Florida State University Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College Franklin W Olin College of Engineering George Mason University George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Grinnell College Hamilton College Harvard University Harvey Mudd College Haverford College Hofstra University Illinois Institute of Technology Indiana University Bloomington Johns Hopkins University Kenyon College Lafayette College Lawrence University Lehigh University Loyola University Maryland Macalester College Marist College Massachusetts Institute of Technology Middlebury College Mount Holyoke College New York University North Carolina State University Northeastern University Northwestern University Oberlin College Occidental College The Ohio State University--Columbus Pennsylvania State University - University Park Pepperdine University Pitzer College Pomona College Princeton University Purdue University - West Lafayette Reed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhodes College Rice University Rochester Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rutgers University--New Brunswick San Diego State University Santa Clara University Scripps College Sewanee - The University of the South Skidmore College Smith College Southern Methodist University St Olaf College Stanford University Stevens Institute of Technology Stony Brook University (SUNY) Swarthmore College Syracuse University Texas A&M University - College Station Trinity College (CT) Trinity University Tufts University Tulane University Union College University at Buffalo (SUNY) University of California, Berkeley University of California, DavisUniversity of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of Chicago University of ConnecticutUniversity of Florida University of Georgia University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Maryland, College Park University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Miami University of Michigan University of Minnesota - Twin Cities University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus University of Richmond University of Rochester University of Southern California The University of Texas at Austin University of Virginia University of Washington--Seattle University of Wisconsin - Madison Vanderbilt University Vassar College Villanova University Wake Forest University Washington and Lee University Washington University in St Louis Wellesley College Wesleyan University Whitman College Williams College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University Top Programs Lists About the Authors
SynopsisUnlike existing college guidebooks, which contain easy-to-Google admissions statistics and anecdotal generalizations about campus life, Colleges Worth Your Money reveals where graduates work, salaries, grad school acceptances, internships and research opportunities, career services ratings, and data-rich, school-specific admissions strategies. This book will help parents and students make better informed choices that will positively impact their lives not only for the next four years, but well into adulthood. Tables containing information on admissions, financial, and outcomes data accompany each school profile., Unlike existing college guidebooks, which contain easy-to-Google admissions statistics and anecdotal generalizations about campus life, Colleges Worth Your Money reveals where graduates work, salaries, grad school acceptances, internships and research opportunities, career services ratings, and data-rich, school-specific admissions strategies., 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 Money provides the most up-to-date, accurate, and comprehensive information for gauging the ROI of America's top schools, including: In-depth profiles of 150 of the top colleges and universities across the U.S.; 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. 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. Data and commentary on each college's merit and need-based aid awards, average student debt, and starting salary outcomes.