It’s important to note that this ranking is for a specific income range and the results seems to pretty much tie directly to how much financial aid is provided.
UC’s 10 year salary is substantially below the other top 8, and is 22nd among the top 25 ranked privates, but the ROI is based on the third lowest net cost.
For those who can attend for under $5,500 per year, it’s certainly a great choice. Probably a bit different for those paying the $80,277 estimated total cost of attendance.
I’d like to see the same evaluation for other income ranges.