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Colleges and Universities A-Z Carleton College
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I must say, wonderful to see Carleton sit atop these seemingly discordant rankings. No surprise to anyone who understands how this school nurtures it’s progeny.

FROM THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION:

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/brookings-now/posts/2015/04/beyond-college-rankings-top-10

A new kind of college ranking: The 10 universities that will increase your career earnings the most

In a new report, titled “Beyond College Rankings,” Brookings Fellow Jonathan Rothwell explores the “value-added” of 2- and 4-year colleges in the United States. Unlike many previous measures of college performance, Rothwell’s “value-added” measure accounts for the difference in the expected economic success of alumni and the actual outcomes of graduates. Rothwell measures the expected success of alumni from each school based on factors like academic performance, student body demographics, and the types of courses offered at each school. He then compares these measures against the actual performance of graduates from each school based on mid-career earnings levels, the value of job skills, and ability to repay student loans.

Within the report, you will find an interactive that allows you to sort nearly 7,000 U.S. colleges based on these measures of alumni performance.

Here are the top 10 four-year colleges, based on the “value added” of alumni mid-career earnings levels:

RANK INSTITUTION SALARY VALUE-ADDED PREDICTED MID-CAREER SALARY ACTUAL MID-CAREER SALARY*

  1. California Institute of Technology 49% $77,129 $126,200
  2. Colgate University 46% $79,774 $126,600
  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 45% $82,439 $128,800
  4. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 44% $73,628 $114,100
  5. Carleton College 43% $76,236 $117,700
  6. Washington and Lee University 42% $81,281 $124,300
  7. SUNY Maritime College 42% $79,637 $121,700
  8. Clarkson University 42% $72,583 $110,700
  9. Manhattan College 42% $72,701 $110,800
  10. Stanford University 41% $83,864 $126,400

FROM THE PEACE CORPS, 2015:

http://www.peacecorps.gov/media/forpress/press/2507/

Small Colleges & Universities – Total Volunteers:
Less than 5,000 undergraduates

  1. Gonzaga University (20)
  2. Carleton College (17)
  3. Middlebury College (16)
  4. University of Puget Sound (16)
  5. Macalester College (15)
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I just read that article in the Star Tribune! Go Knights!

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This is not a ranking, but involves a new certificate program with Harvard Business School, and seems to fit this thread: “HBS says it has reached agreements with five elite liberal arts colleges . . . [Hamilton, Williams, Wellesley, Grinnell and Carleton]. The business school had previously formed a partnership with Amherst College, and the online program is already available to Harvard undergraduates.”

(“Harvard Business School Expands Online Initiative to Liberal Arts Colleges,” WGBH.)

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The ability to add a Harvard Business School certificate to a liberal arts degree degree from Carleton does seem pretty sweet. Great opportunity. Definitely eye catching resume builder.

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The program, as well, makes it easier now to recommend certain LACs for those students who, though being somewhat aware of the substantial advantages of these schools, sometimes express concern – whether misguided or not – that the style of education comes with inherent academic compromises.