So, what's the pecking order for Boston schools

[Anonymous]

Isn't Wellesley above Tufts? It's a consistent top 5 ranked LAC and it has direct cross registration privileges with MIT.

Here's WSJ/THE's ranking of the top 10 in Boston: https://graphics.wsj.com/table/COLLEGE_RANKING_BOSTON

Here's Niche's: https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges/m/boston-metro-area/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn't Wellesley above Tufts? It's a consistent top 5 ranked LAC and it has direct cross registration privileges with MIT.

Here's WSJ/THE's ranking of the top 10 in Boston: https://graphics.wsj.com/table/COLLEGE_RANKING_BOSTON

Here's Niche's: https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges/m/boston-metro-area/

I have the same question. My daughter either declined to apply, or declined to accept, most of these schools in order to go to Wellesley this coming fall. She’ was looking at relative status, among some other factors, and that was her impression.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn't Wellesley above Tufts? It's a consistent top 5 ranked LAC and it has direct cross registration privileges with MIT.

Here's WSJ/THE's ranking of the top 10 in Boston: https://graphics.wsj.com/table/COLLEGE_RANKING_BOSTON

Here's Niche's: https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges/m/boston-metro-area/

Isn't it girl's only school?
So half of the population is not interested.
Out of the half, majority is not interested in LAC, so

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn't Wellesley above Tufts? It's a consistent top 5 ranked LAC and it has direct cross registration privileges with MIT.

Here's WSJ/THE's ranking of the top 10 in Boston: https://graphics.wsj.com/table/COLLEGE_RANKING_BOSTON

Here's Niche's: https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges/m/boston-metro-area/

Isn't it girl's only school?
So half of the population is not interested.
Out of the half, majority is not interested in LAC, so

That doesn’t make it lower ranked than Tufts? It’s still very highly regarded and is objectively an elite school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn't Wellesley above Tufts? It's a consistent top 5 ranked LAC and it has direct cross registration privileges with MIT.

Here's WSJ/THE's ranking of the top 10 in Boston: https://graphics.wsj.com/table/COLLEGE_RANKING_BOSTON

Here's Niche's: https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges/m/boston-metro-area/

Isn't it girl's only school?
So half of the population is not interested.
Out of the half, majority is not interested in LAC, so

Wellesley is one of the Seven Sisters schools. For those from Boston, Tufts and Wellesley are very close to the same level, which is, very difficult for admittance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn't Wellesley above Tufts? It's a consistent top 5 ranked LAC and it has direct cross registration privileges with MIT.

Here's WSJ/THE's ranking of the top 10 in Boston: https://graphics.wsj.com/table/COLLEGE_RANKING_BOSTON

Here's Niche's: https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges/m/boston-metro-area/

I have the same question. My daughter either declined to apply, or declined to accept, most of these schools in order to go to Wellesley this coming fall. She’ was looking at relative status, among some other factors, and that was her impression.

What year was this written? BU is below Northeastern and BC currently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:sure, Harvard and MIT on top, but after that?

OP, I think the most important question is why are you asking?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Salary comparison for above three schools for CS

https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?167358-Northeastern-University&fos_code=1101&fos_credential=3
NU: $132,227

https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?168421-Worcester-Polytechnic-Institute&fos_code=1107&fos_credential=3
WPI: $124,359

https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?166629-University-of-Massachusetts-Amherst&fos_code=1107&fos_credential=3
UMA: $111,935

Of course you would be fine at any of the fine schools for CS, but schools as a whole NU is regarded a level above WPI and UMA which have around 60% acceptance rates.

This is probably because the NU students have the CO-OP experience.

[Anonymous]

Argue all you want. Below Harvard/MIT is essentially interchangeable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn't Wellesley above Tufts? It's a consistent top 5 ranked LAC and it has direct cross registration privileges with MIT.

Here's WSJ/THE's ranking of the top 10 in Boston: https://graphics.wsj.com/table/COLLEGE_RANKING_BOSTON

Here's Niche's: https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges/m/boston-metro-area/

These are interesting - I think Niche is better when considering undergrad ranking but maybe WSJ when considering undergrad and graduate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn't Wellesley above Tufts? It's a consistent top 5 ranked LAC and it has direct cross registration privileges with MIT.

Here's WSJ/THE's ranking of the top 10 in Boston: https://graphics.wsj.com/table/COLLEGE_RANKING_BOSTON

Here's Niche's: https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges/m/boston-metro-area/

Isn't it girl's only school?
So half of the population is not interested.
Out of the half, majority is not interested in LAC, so

Wellesley is one of the Seven Sisters schools. For those from Boston, Tufts and Wellesley are very close to the same level, which is, very difficult for admittance.

Added Wellesley.

- Student Stats by SAT middle 50% (2021)
TU: 1380 - 1530
BC: 1330 - 1500
BU: 1310 - 1500
NU: 1410 - 1540
WC: 1350 - 1520

- Retention Rate
TU: 95%
BC: 95%
BU: 94%
NU: 98%
WC: 96%

- Graduation Rate
TU: 94%
BC: 91%
BU: 89%
NU: 91%
WC: 92%

- Salary Outcome
TU: $74K
BC: $96K
BU: $81K
NU: $89K
WC: $76K

These schools are all similarly very difficult for admittance.
Looks like Wellesley belongs to this group very well.

[Anonymous]

The quality of the student body is similar across those schools, but where Wellesley stands out is in financial and faculty resources.

It is one of the rarified schools with over 1 million dollars per student. The others are nowhere nearby: https://www.reachhighscholars.org/college_endowments.html

The others have student to faculty ratios of 10:1 or higher. Wellesley is 7:1.

Wellesley may not have the same outcome for earnings after college, but this is due to a liberal arts emphasis (Tufts is the same way). Wellesley outshines the others for placement to top law, med, PhD, and MBA schools. More of their grads get competitive fellowships as well on a per capita basis.

For a solely undergrad experience, Wellesley is exceptional.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn't Wellesley above Tufts? It's a consistent top 5 ranked LAC and it has direct cross registration privileges with MIT.

Here's WSJ/THE's ranking of the top 10 in Boston: https://graphics.wsj.com/table/COLLEGE_RANKING_BOSTON

Here's Niche's: https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges/m/boston-metro-area/

I have the same question. My daughter either declined to apply, or declined to accept, most of these schools in order to go to Wellesley this coming fall. She’ was looking at relative status, among some other factors, and that was her impression.

What year was this written? BU is below Northeastern and BC currently.

It depends on how you look at it.
If you change the parameter, then it is not.

https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-college-academics/m/boston-metro-area/?type=private&type=public

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn't Wellesley above Tufts? It's a consistent top 5 ranked LAC and it has direct cross registration privileges with MIT.

Here's WSJ/THE's ranking of the top 10 in Boston: https://graphics.wsj.com/table/COLLEGE_RANKING_BOSTON

Here's Niche's: https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges/m/boston-metro-area/

Isn't it girl's only school?
So half of the population is not interested.
Out of the half, majority is not interested in LAC, so

Wellesley is one of the Seven Sisters schools. For those from Boston, Tufts and Wellesley are very close to the same level, which is, very difficult for admittance.

Added Wellesley.

- Student Stats by SAT middle 50% (2021)
TU: 1380 - 1530
BC: 1330 - 1500
BU: 1310 - 1500
NU: 1410 - 1540
WC: 1350 - 1520

- Retention Rate
TU: 95%
BC: 95%
BU: 94%
NU: 98%
WC: 96%

- Graduation Rate
TU: 94%
BC: 91%
BU: 89%
NU: 91%
WC: 92%

- Salary Outcome
TU: $74K
BC: $96K
BU: $81K
NU: $89K
WC: $76K

These schools are all similarly very difficult for admittance.
Looks like Wellesley belongs to this group very well.

Utterly meaningless given how NEU “games” its stats. Easy example - it accepts many students into first semester abroad or in CA and none of those students scores are factored into these number.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn't Wellesley above Tufts? It's a consistent top 5 ranked LAC and it has direct cross registration privileges with MIT.

Here's WSJ/THE's ranking of the top 10 in Boston: https://graphics.wsj.com/table/COLLEGE_RANKING_BOSTON

Here's Niche's: https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges/m/boston-metro-area/

Isn't it girl's only school?
So half of the population is not interested.
Out of the half, majority is not interested in LAC, so

Wellesley is one of the Seven Sisters schools. For those from Boston, Tufts and Wellesley are very close to the same level, which is, very difficult for admittance.

Added Wellesley.

- Student Stats by SAT middle 50% (2021)
TU: 1380 - 1530
BC: 1330 - 1500
BU: 1310 - 1500
NU: 1410 - 1540
WC: 1350 - 1520

- Retention Rate
TU: 95%
BC: 95%
BU: 94%
NU: 98%
WC: 96%

- Graduation Rate
TU: 94%
BC: 91%
BU: 89%
NU: 91%
WC: 92%

- Salary Outcome
TU: $74K
BC: $96K
BU: $81K
NU: $89K
WC: $76K

These schools are all similarly very difficult for admittance.
Looks like Wellesley belongs to this group very well.

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