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Annual tuition + living: $83,263.
Observed median earnings, 10 years after entry: $97,800.

Compared with the same eligible schools: 0.87× affordability · 1.18× earnings · 1.45× evidence-adjusted career strength.

Equal weight to earnings and career strength in a geometric average, multiplied by relative affordability. Career fields: Technology, Consulting, Finance and Accounting. Career inputs use the same continuous adjustment as industry rankings, not inferred peer outcomes. The ordering also checks sensitivity to individual markets.

Point estimate 1.14 · conservative Value index 1.04. These are model sensitivity checks, not statistical confidence bounds. No financial aid, taxes, loan interest or lifetime earnings are included. College Scorecard release 2025-05; cohorts vary.

Technology · 470 recorded search appearances. 1.83× career presence.

470 recorded appearances ÷ 256.7 expected = 1.83×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts.

Raw field-cohort comparison 1.83× · whole-institution comparison 1.77×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment.

Raw overall presence adds observed counts across comparable markets and divides by their total expected counts. Local raw presence uses only that market. These raw ratios are preserved; headline rankings apply an additional evidence adjustment. Counts may overlap; these are historical appearances, not unique people or hiring odds.

Consulting · 47 recorded search appearances. 3.00× career presence.

47 recorded appearances ÷ 15.7 expected = 3.00×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts.

Raw field-cohort comparison 3.00× · whole-institution comparison 3.34×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment.

Raw overall presence adds observed counts across comparable markets and divides by their total expected counts. Local raw presence uses only that market. These raw ratios are preserved; headline rankings apply an additional evidence adjustment. Counts may overlap; these are historical appearances, not unique people or hiring odds.

Finance and Accounting · 9 recorded search appearances. 1.05× career presence.

9 recorded appearances ÷ 8.6 expected = 1.05×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts.

Raw field-cohort comparison 1.05× · whole-institution comparison 1.02×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment.

Raw overall presence adds observed counts across comparable markets and divides by their total expected counts. Local raw presence uses only that market. These raw ratios are preserved; headline rankings apply an additional evidence adjustment. Counts may overlap; these are historical appearances, not unique people or hiring odds.