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[quote=Anonymous]California schools do well on the list because return on investment is high and CA has made a focused effort to reduce reliance on student loans as much as possible. Your odds of getting into a UC are 3x higher if you come in from a community college, so that has become a very preferred path for lots of students (even those coming out of HS with an A-average and lots of AP credits). This, of course, drastically lowers the 4 year cost of attaining a bachelors degree, which in turn boosts your ROI.

Also, salaries in California are high so that improves UC schools' performance in the ratings. Look at the methodology: https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawhitford/2023/08/29/how-we-rank-americas-best-colleges/?sh=73257c03294e

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We ranked the remaining colleges using the following measures:

Alumni Salary (20%) 
Debt (15%) 
Graduation Rate (15%)
Forbes American Leaders List (15%)
Return On Investment (15%)
Retention Rate (10%)
Academic Success (10%)

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UCs will do really well on components that make up 50% of the methodology - salary, debt, ROI. [/quote]

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