<p>I want to attend and I want to know what Northwestern's 20 year roi was</p>
<p>If you want to attend, why does it matter? Moreover, I doubt that a retrospective look at the Class of 1994 is really indicative of the prospective 20 year ROI for the class of 2014, given NU’s substantial rise in national rankings.</p>
<p>I doubt a retrospective look at the Class of 1994 for any school benchmarked against each another is going to be incredibly meaningful if you are comparing schools against each other, given changes in the economy, higher education, etc. </p>
<p>What other schools are you comparing NU to?</p>
<p>Cornell and Johns Hopkins</p>
<p>WCASParent,</p>
<p>My apologies, when has NU experienced a substantial rise in the rankings? Based on its own compilation of data, NU was ranked #13 in 1993, and #12 today. This doesn’t seem like a substantial rise.</p>
<p>See: <a href=“http://www.adminplan.northwestern.edu/ir/data-book/v46/1.01-usnews-undergrad-rankings.pdf”>http://www.adminplan.northwestern.edu/ir/data-book/v46/1.01-usnews-undergrad-rankings.pdf</a></p>
<p>Of the top schools, only two (Pennsylvania and Chicago) experienced a substantial rise in the rankings (Penn from #16 in 1993 to #7 in 2013, and Chicago from a low of #15 to #5 in 2013). Columbia experienced a modest rise (from #10 to #4). Besides that, all the top schools have been remarkably consistent over time - really only shifting a few places from year to year. </p>
<p>To the OP, NU’s ROI is superb - as good as any place out there. If it’s a good fit for you (academically, in terms of the financial burden, etc.) you should certainly attend. </p>
<p>Whats the 20 year roi then 500,000$</p>
<p>As you know, the only ROI that really matters to you will be your own. Our D who is an NU Theatre major will have a different ROI than our S who is NU ISP, even though as a junior D has already secured contracts well beyond a “normal” paygrade due to NU connections. </p>
<p>Also, there is FAR more to life than ROI. :)</p>
<p>I’m just wondering because I want to attend Northwestern do do a dual degree in mechanical engineering and history</p>
<p>ROI is very dependent on major. Also, the biggest determinant of ROI will be you, not your school.</p>
<p>Maybe ROI means something different when discussing colleges, but to me, the Return On Investment depends largely on how much you invest (how much you pay to go there), because the return is independent of how much you pay. If you really mean “Return”, I guess there is a Pay Scale study that has that in it. But even that is flawed since it doesn’t account for major (Colorado School of Mines has one of the highest returns, for example).</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.payscale.com/college-education-value-2013”>http://www.payscale.com/college-education-value-2013</a></p>
<p>Some theater majors make a lot (see:Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Julia Louis-Dreyfus). Most make very little, but they love what they do. That’s an excellent ROI. </p>
<p>NU, Cornell and Johns Hopkins are all going to provide someone with excellent opportunities. It is beyond stupid to pretend that there are meaningful differences. Worry about getting into all 3 and picking.</p>
<p>I’ll just pick up a stick here and beat the dead horse, but you should pick based on what fits you. Size, city, academics, even things like weather are more important than the ROI.</p>
<p>I’m just wondering because I want to attend Northwestern do do a dual degree in mechanical engineering and history</p>