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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]According to the U.S. Government College Scorecard, Villanova Grads make nearly $14K more post graduation and a higher percentage of graduates make more than high school graduates.  UVA has lower debt post graduation, but Villanova has a slightly higher percentage of graduates paying down debt.  UVA has slightly higher graduation rates and standardized test scores.[/quote]
Isn’t that more about where grass work? I would expect Villanova grads to be in Phili or NYC, where there’s a high cost of living and higher salaries. [/quote]

It could be.  I am not aware of a study that adjusts for cost of living.  But keep in mind that DC, where a number of UVA graduates end up, has a higher cost of living than Philadelphia.   What I have seen indicates that the mix of majors at a school plays a huge factor in graduate earnings, at least in early career.  Engineering graduates from good schools make something on the order of 1.6X what liberal arts graduates make.  And males also make more than females (unfortunately), so schools with higher male to female ratios also get a boost from that.

There was a study by a research center at Georgetown that adjusts for the mix of majors.  It has Villanova ranked quite high.  https://cew.georgetown.edu/cew-reports/college-rankings/#interactive[/quote]

The Catholic schools can have very loyal alumni, not just Notre Dame, but also BC, Villanova, Holy Cross.  This might explain part of it.[/quote]

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