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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd like to see a ranking of schools based on SAT scores, selectivity[b] and starting salaries of students .[/b]

Outside the top ten I bet the list would be vastly different. Much more objective and accurate.[/quote]

I think Forbes does this.  Check it out. Many names from the USNWR list, but some surprising other names as well.[/quote]

[b]Starting salaries are irrelevant [/b]- start comparing about 10 years out. In my school. engineers made at least 50% more than anyone else at graduation. That changed  a great deal over time.[/quote]

B.S. These are the best reflection of the college you went to.  After that it is up to the individual to get promoted based on individual effort, talent, etc.[/quote]

Not B.S. - I guarantee you the average computer science from Maryland has a higher starting salary upon graduation than the average history major from Harvard. The degree is more important than the institution at graduation. [/quote]

does Harvard have computer science majors? If not, you're comparing apples and oranges[/quote]
Ya, I think this is the issue with comparing institution vs. institution instead of taking majors into consideration. JUST going off the institution gives you a list of almost entirely engineering/STEM heavy schools i.e. Rose Hulman, Colorado School of Mines, Purdue, Georgia Tech. But that doesn't really tell you anything if you want to be say, a history major or an political science major. For that, you'd need to look at "what is the starting salary of a history major at Purdue vs a history major at Williams"? Purdue overall has a MUCH higher starting salary than Williams because their most popular majors are in fields like engineering and business whose starting salaries are obviously higher than a school whose most popular majors are fields are in the humanities/social sciences. But if you compared a history major at Purdue vs. a history major at Williams, I bet Williams compares favorably.

(History might not be the best example because a lot of majors tend to head straight into grad school, but I digress). [/quote]

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