Williams College Equivalents

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@nikom814: While it is difficult to compare an LAC such as Williams College to National Universities such as the 8 that you listed above, there are some areas of hard data that may offer you some insight. For example, a comparison of starting salaries as listed in the WSJ/THE College Rankings released on September 6, 2018 shows:

  1. Georgetown–$85,800

  2. Penn–$80,100

  3. Duke–$77,100

  4. Cornell–$72,200

  5. Dartmouth College–$68,300

  6. Northwestern–$64,800 (including theater majors who earn far lower on average initially & are informed of such by NU admissions prior to enrolling)

  7. WashUStL–$63,800

  8. Vanderbilt–$62,033

  9. Williams College–$55,467

Other Highly ranked LACs:

Amherst College–$57,600
Pomona College–$53,533
Wellesley College–$57,767
Swarthmore College–$50,133
Claremont McKenna College–$68,333
Carleton College–$49,400
Middlebury College–$54,700
Haverford College–$56,167
Bowdoin College–$56,267