Interest in colleges’ return on investment runs high because it is a key selling point for higher ed in an era of high tuition prices, substantial tuition discounts and concerns about student debt.
Georgetown CEW has been working to explore institutions’ return on investment for years. Tuesday’s report follows a similar set of rankings the center released in 2019. It has also looked at specific slices of the higher ed market, including in a report released in January that found public bachelor’s-degree-granting institutions offer low-income students the best median return on investment.
