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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've never heard of 2 schools in the Top 10 (Babson, Claremont McKenna).

Guessing I can't afford those anyway.[/quote]

You probably can’t.  Babson is about $80k a year.  Babson is also ranked among the top 100 most selective colleges in the U.S. by the U.S. News & World Report.

Some of you are so provincial.  [/quote]

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I do have to laugh at all the posters outraged because they've "never heard of Babson."  It's a niche business school with a 22% acceptance rate.[/quote]

It is a business only college that draws many international students who come from rich family businesses. The job outcomes are excellent. The college is small so the job placement for their student body is excellent.

Not every kid from UVA has an awesome job after graduation. My neighbor’s child majored in liberal arts from UPEnn and is home jobless. I’m sure if you compared Wharton to Babson, Wharton would win but not all of UPenn.[/quote]

Since Babson is business only, it should only be compared to other business schools.  This analysis compares business schools and shows Babson at 42 among schools with BBAs.  Locally, it is behind UVA, Georgetown, William and Mary, and UMD despite being ahead of all of them in WSJ.

https://cew.georgetown.edu/cew-reports/business/[/quote]

I don't know what the Wall Street Journal is doing these days. Their Babson University rose 124 spots in two years to the 2nd spot. I do tend to pay attention to college rankings because I find it interesting. But this is the first I've ever heard of Bentley University, which is number 11 for the Wall Street Journal this year. And I'm aware they've conjured up some magical mathematical algorithm, but really, are we all to believe that San Jose State University (16) and UC Merced (18) are among the best 20 of the 5000+ universities in America?

I'm sure the Wall Street Journal is - perhaps - trying to measure something. What that might be is absolutely mystifying to readers.[/quote]

DP.  It’s not “mystifying” at all if you bothered to read this thread and the methodology that the WSJ provides.  Basically, these rankings measure outcomes.  And they prove that (for the most part) where you go to school does not determine your future success or earnings.  I agree.[/quote]

I wrote above that Babson has rich kids from family businesses. These kids came in already at home plate so it isn’t surprising that they have successful outcomes. [/quote]

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