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University rankings

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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
#14 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill · US · USD
1.15

Limited confidence

Cost and outcome breakdown

Annual tuition + living: $52,346.
Observed median earnings, 10 years after entry: $72,200.

Compared with the same eligible schools: 1.39× affordability · 0.87× earnings · 0.85× 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 1.19 · conservative Value index 1.15. 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 · 174 recorded search appearances. 0.66× career presence.

174 recorded appearances ÷ 264.8 expected = 0.66×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts.

Raw field-cohort comparison 0.66× · whole-institution comparison 0.45×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment.

Boston0.54×3 appearances
California0.67×112 appearances
London0.00×0 appearances
New York0.83×40 appearances
Philadelphia + Dc0.62×8 appearances
Texas0.36×11 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 · 16 recorded search appearances. 0.83× career presence.

16 recorded appearances ÷ 19.2 expected = 0.83×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts.

Raw field-cohort comparison 0.83× · whole-institution comparison 0.77×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment.

Boston0.94×1 appearances
California0.47×2 appearances
London0.00×0 appearances
New York1.26×8 appearances
Philadelphia + Dc1.09×5 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. 0.84× career presence.

10 recorded appearances ÷ 12.0 expected = 0.84×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts.

Raw field-cohort comparison 0.84× · whole-institution comparison 0.77×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment.

Boston0.00×0 appearances
California0.41×1 appearances
New York0.45×2 appearances
Philadelphia + Dc1.78×5 appearances
Texas1.21×2 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.

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