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Overall ROI - "Overall Return on Investment" is not used in the overall ranking but is provided for additional information. The resultant value would be the graduate's spending potential over the 20yr period. Elite, Excellent and Good universities have a greater distribution of graduates across the country and a diminishing COLA effect. The COLA effect is diminished by the level of the university. Salaries are normalized across the country using the average COLA for the university's geo-economic region (7 regions total). Using the undergraduate average starting and mid-career salaries, the rank is based on a 20yr salary accumulation (with raises) minus the cost of a 4 year education at the university. Salary ROI - "Salary Return on Investment" is not used in the overall ranking but is provided for additional information.
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The university ranked higher can mathematically field 'X' number of smarter students than universities ranked below them.įaculty - Ranking based on number of % of faculty with awards and academy membership. Higher Brainpower Rank = "Higher Density of Smart Students". Higher Smartest Rank = "Smartest for the Average University"īrainpower - The average "smartest" rank using 5 reference populations (CalTech, MIT, Stanford, GaTech and Berkeley). Smartest - University that can field the highest scoring students based on the average US University size. University grade inflation, average GPA, and STEM density are factors.
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An estimated GPA at the university is calculated for the average US Student. This will slightly boost scores for highly competitive schools.ĭifficulty - Academic rigor is estimated based on how difficult it is to get an "A" at the university. The university's test scores are corrected for dropout rate when score level is Good, Excellent or Elite. Rank - Overall rank based on the average of the ranking fields (Scores, Difficulty, Smartest, Brainpower, Faculty and Research).