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[quote=Anonymous]I think it matters where you go to college but what matters are the specific aspects of the educational experience there, not a particular ranking in USNWR. Caveat that, yes, I acknowledge in some fields ranking aka prestige does matter. But my kids aren't interested in banking, consulting, etc.

What mattered to us in figuring out the list was elements like... 
Freshman retention rate -- are students happy, and largely have the money to stay
Graduation rate
Faculty w/ terminal degrees
Relative size of the intended major - for kid looking at LACs I wanted her major to be a substantial program at the school, not just a few kids. Less of an issue at bigger schools
Specific experiences offered to students in the majors they wanted. For example, DS is getting great experience in a university program that is largely staffed by students in his major.
Info on what jobs grads from those majors are doing now (know this is partial info since many students don't share that info)
Student satisfaction with the school based on sites like Unigo and Rate My Professor (again with the knowledge that this is limited data but one of many data points)

You can have all of these things and not be a USNWR T20 school. [/quote]

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