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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.

RankUniversityValue index
#19 University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign · US · USD
1.10

Limited confidence

Cost and outcome breakdown

Annual tuition + living: $48,439.
Observed median earnings, 10 years after entry: $81,054.

Compared with the same eligible schools: 1.50× affordability · 0.98× earnings · 0.63× 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 1.18 · conservative Value index 1.10. 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.

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Technology · 374 recorded search appearances. 0.51× career presence.

374 recorded appearances ÷ 738.2 expected = 0.51×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts.

Raw field-cohort comparison 0.51× · whole-institution comparison 0.66×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment.

Boston0.32×5 appearances
California0.23×106 appearances
London0.97×5 appearances
New York1.11×149 appearances
Philadelphia + Dc0.58×21 appearances
Texas1.04×88 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 · 11 recorded search appearances. 0.35× career presence.

11 recorded appearances ÷ 31.3 expected = 0.35×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts.

Raw field-cohort comparison 0.35× · whole-institution comparison 0.37×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment.

Boston0.00×0 appearances
California0.57×4 appearances
London1.93×1 appearances
New York0.19×2 appearances
Philadelphia + Dc0.27×2 appearances
Texas0.47×2 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.

Finance and Accounting · 8 recorded search appearances. 0.38× career presence.

8 recorded appearances ÷ 20.9 expected = 0.38×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts.

Raw field-cohort comparison 0.38× · whole-institution comparison 0.42×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment.

Boston0.86×1 appearances
California0.47×2 appearances
New York0.13×1 appearances
Philadelphia + Dc0.61×3 appearances
Texas0.35×1 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.

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