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Sticker Shock
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employ | ||
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| 1 |
New York University
New York,
NY
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New York, NY | 7,603 | 9% | 39% / 61% | 25% | $86,970 | 84 | 93% | — |
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Tufts
Medford,
MA
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Medford, MA | 1,843 | 11% | 44% / 56% | 12% | $89,037 | 83 | 94% | — |
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U. of Chicago
Chicago,
IL
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Chicago, IL | 2,085 | 5% | 52% / 48% | 15% | $121,990 | 98 | 94% | — |
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U. of Southern California
Los Angeles,
CA
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Los Angeles, CA | 5,846 | 11% | 49% / 51% | 13% | $83,729 | 78 | 93% | — |
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Vanderbilt
Nashville,
TN
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Nashville, TN | 1,830 | 5% | 49% / 51% | 10% | $100,153 | 91 | 95% | — |
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Premium Price Tag
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employ | ||
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| 1 |
Brown
Providence,
RI
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Providence, RI | 1,904 | 6% | 50% / 50% | 11% | $113,220 | 97 | 92% | — |
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| 2 |
Dartmouth
Hanover,
NH
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Hanover, NH | 1,357 | 6% | 50% / 50% | 14% | $105,723 | 94 | 96% | — |
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| 3 |
Harvey Mudd
Claremont,
CA
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Claremont, CA | 228 | 12% | 50% / 50% | 12% | $155,129 | 100 | 93% | — |
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| 4 |
U. of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia,
PA
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Philadelphia, PA | 2,917 | 5% | 45% / 55% | 13% | $147,105 | 100 | 95% | — |
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Wellesley
Wellesley,
MA
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Wellesley, MA | 573 | 15% | 0% / 100% | 13% | $79,349 | 74 | 97% | — |
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Luxury Good
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employ | ||
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| 1 |
Boston University
Boston,
MA
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Boston, MA | 5,291 | 13% | 43% / 57% | 22% | $80,064 | 74 | 94% | — |
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| 2 |
Columbia
New York,
NY
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New York, NY | 2,496 | 4% | 50% / 50% | 20% | $107,738 | 95 | 90% | — |
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Georgetown
Washington,
DC
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Washington, DC | 1,868 | 14% | 42% / 58% | 14% | $95,834 | 89 | 93% | — |
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Northwestern
Evanston,
IL
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Evanston, IL | 2,431 | 7% | 44% / 56% | 10% | $92,655 | 86 | 96% | — |
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Sarah Lawrence
Bronxville,
NY
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Bronxville, NY | 354 | 38% | 22% / 78% | 7% | $39,291 | 2 | 88% | — |
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