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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bloomberg New analysis of more than 1,500 4-year colleges show the return on investment of private elite colleges outside of the 8 Ivies is no better than far-less selective colleges.

In fact, the hidden return on so-called "Hidden Ivies"- a list of 63 top private colleges--is about 49% less than the 8 official Ivies and 9% less than public flagships.

10-years out a private elite college is worth about $135,000 compared to $265,000 at one of the 8 Ivies.

At more than 140 public institutions, the majority of Applicants are able to return more than $135,00 for the typical student after 10 years. And public flagships have typical 10-year ROI of $148,000.[/quote]

That is all well and good if one cares about ROI. Ours did not pick colleges with ROI in mind or they each would have gone for free to schools in the 40-100 rank range. We picked for peer group and the widest variety of successful career or grad/prof school chances across a variety of fields, since more than half change majors. There are only about 15-16 schools in this country that are on all target lists for top recruiters, AND are top phd/MD/law feeders, and have smaller classes (majority under 30, rare or no lectures over 250) and huge endowments per student that support undergraduate research in stem AND humanities. Not coincidentally, these schools correspond almost exactly to the 15-20 with the highest SAT ranges before test optional. Bright peers are guaranteed. Great outcomes are for the taking.[/quote]

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