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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The WSJ rankings actually fill a very important niche for families that have little to no hope of attending even a top 50 school.

As an example, they list schools that we all know aren't "the best", but they represent likely great values and options for a lot of kids.  Just looking at the list, below is an interesting sampling:

13.  UC Davis
14.  UC Merced
17.  San Jose State University
19.  [b]Loyola University MD (I actually don't know if that's a great value)[/b]
21.  Cal State Stanislaus
22.  Cal State Pomona
28.  Cal State San Obispo
32.  Cal State Fresno
36.  University of Detroit Mercy
38.  University of Delaware
44.  Baruch

It's not really saying these are the "best" colleges, but rather these colleges have the best relative outcomes for students.

I think including schools like Babson and Bentley is a bit unfair because they are 100% business...it's unclear how those schools would rank if only compared to Wharton, Stern, Ross et al.[/quote]
I think LUMD  gives out good merit aid.

Some of those Cal State numbers are skewed though because being in CA, the pay there is very high, but so is the col.  It's too bad they can't adjust the income by col to get a more accurate picture.

Even so, Cal State schools do a great job of bringing up 1st gen and lower income students.  I was one of them.[/quote]

You might be correct...however, it's not like the SUNY schools are ranked super highly (best is Binghamton at 120) and some of those are in high COL areas.  Baruch I guess is the best proxy, but that's the only NY public school in the top 100.[/quote]
More than likely, it's because most at colleges like Pomona, SLO, SJSU go into CS/engineering, which is higher paying.  I don't k now that much about SUNY schools and what the are known for, but I do know that those three CSU graduate a lot of CS/eng majors.  While NYC certainly has a lot of tech, IMO, SV has more.[/quote]
I'll also add, that I would never pay oos for those CSU schools, and I went to one.  Nor would anyone choose SJSU over some place like UC Davis unless it was due to finances.[/quote]

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