<p>Some problems with this methodology:</p>
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<li><p>Mix of majors differs. Georgia Tech is engineering-heavy, so of course its graduates will do well compared to those of a university that is humanities and biology heavy, even if the other university’s graduates outearn same-major graduates at Georgia Tech. Sarah Lawrence College has a low ranking here because its focus is performing arts.</p></li>
<li><p>Many students do not pay list price. If net cost after non-loan financial aid were accounted for, the Ivies with generous financial aid would likely do better, and the publics that do not give much financial aid to out-of-state students (the basis for comparison) would likely do worse.</p></li>
<li><p>Publics for in-state students would do a lot better than they do for out-of-state students.</p></li>
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