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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dept. of Education's College Scorecard, Notre Dame vs UMich:

ACT score: 32-34 vs 28-32
Graduation rate: 95% vs 90%
ND salary after 10 years: $69,400 vs $57,900
% applying to US Medical School: 14% vs 11%

source: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/[/quote]

Yes, but pretty much every state university (except naybe Berkley) is going to have lower numbers that any good (not ecen elite) private because, unlike the privates, state universities typically have policies that give reserve spots/guarantee admission to the top kids at every public high school in the state -- including schools that are very low performing. This drags the average test scores for admitted students down significantly. Many of these students drop out of rail out after the first semester or year, which affects the graduation rate. If you were to look just at the kids who are still there sophmore year or who ultimately graduate, the average test scores, etc would be much higher.

As for the average salary for grads  & the percentage who apply to medical school, of course ND's numbers are higher. The student body is, on average, much wealthier than U  of M's, which means they are more likely to be able to afford med school or other types of grad school which, in turn, bumps up salaries. But if you took the same kid from the same family & sent him to ND instead of Michigan, it' highly doubtful that he would end up at a better medical school or earning a higher salary.[/quote]

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