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Observed earnings and career strength per sticker cost. Lower cost is a genuine advantage; higher-priced schools need stronger outcomes. Not a lifetime ROI forecast.
| Rank | University | Value index |
|---|---|---|
| #29 | Lehigh UniversityBethlehem · US · USD | 0.95Limited confidence Cost and outcome breakdownAnnual tuition + living: $78,650. Compared with the same eligible schools: 0.93× affordability · 1.27× earnings · 0.93× 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 1.01 · conservative Value index 0.95. 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. View market breakdownTechnology · 77 recorded search appearances. 0.60× career presence. 77 recorded appearances ÷ 128.6 expected = 0.60×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts. Raw field-cohort comparison 0.60× · whole-institution comparison 0.88×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment. Boston0.73×2 appearances California0.40×32 appearances London1.11×1 appearances New York1.29×30 appearances Philadelphia + Dc0.95×6 appearances Texas0.41×6 appearances 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 · 8 recorded search appearances. 1.34× career presence. 8 recorded appearances ÷ 6.0 expected = 1.34×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts. Raw field-cohort comparison 1.34× · whole-institution comparison 1.73×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment. Boston0.00×0 appearances California1.51×2 appearances London0.00×0 appearances New York2.54×5 appearances Philadelphia + Dc0.70×1 appearances Texas0.00×0 appearances 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 · 10 recorded search appearances. 2.12× career presence. 10 recorded appearances ÷ 4.7 expected = 2.12×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts. Raw field-cohort comparison 2.12× · whole-institution comparison 3.43×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment. Boston0.00×0 appearances California1.04×1 appearances New York1.73×3 appearances Philadelphia + Dc3.62×4 appearances Texas3.07×2 appearances 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. |