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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 | 6,210 | 9% | 42% / 58% | 24% | $93,408 | 66 | 93% | — |
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Tufts
Medford,
MA
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Medford, MA | 1,634 | 10% | 44% / 56% | 12% | $93,609 | 68 | 94% | — |
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U. of Chicago
Chicago,
IL
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Chicago, IL | 1,926 | 5% | 53% / 47% | 16% | $119,476 | 75 | 94% | — |
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U. of Southern California
Los Angeles,
CA
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Los Angeles, CA | 5,715 | 12% | 47% / 53% | 12% | $93,002 | 73 | 92% | — |
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Vanderbilt
Nashville,
TN
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Nashville, TN | 1,855 | 4% | 47% / 53% | 8% | $95,567 | 73 | 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 | 1,944 | 5% | 48% / 52% | 11% | $111,688 | 68 | 92% | — |
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Dartmouth
Hanover,
NH
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Hanover, NH | 1,257 | 6% | 52% / 48% | 9% | $108,709 | 81 | 96% | — |
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| 3 |
Harvey Mudd
Claremont,
CA
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Claremont, CA | 209 | 9% | 53% / 47% | 7% | $162,475 | 95 | 94% | — |
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| 4 |
U. of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia,
PA
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Philadelphia, PA | 2,806 | 5% | 46% / 54% | 12% | $148,327 | 89 | 95% | — |
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Wellesley
Wellesley,
MA
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Wellesley, MA | 597 | 14% | 0% / 100% | 14% | $79,608 | 51 | 98% | — |
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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 | 4,505 | 11% | 40% / 60% | 23% | $83,630 | 65 | 94% | — |
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Columbia
New York,
NY
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New York, NY | 2,433 | 4% | 50% / 50% | 18% | $115,592 | 81 | 90% | — |
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Georgetown
Washington,
DC
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Washington, DC | 1,835 | 14% | 43% / 57% | 14% | $97,218 | 79 | 93% | — |
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Northwestern
Evanston,
IL
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Evanston, IL | 2,159 | 7% | 45% / 55% | 10% | $93,339 | 63 | 96% | — |
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Sarah Lawrence
Bronxville,
NY
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Bronxville, NY | 333 | 38% | 20% / 80% | 9% | $42,672 | 3 | 88% | — |
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