<p>What is it that you would like to do after graduation? UR has been putting more and more students on Wall St. year after year and more and more students are working for smaller boutique firms. I’m not sure that Trinity has the northeastern connections that UR has, but if you want to be in the southwest, I’m sure they have ones we don’t have. </p>
<p>As for the $$$, Businessweek has UR’s undergrad b-school as the 28th best ROI (salary/tuition). [Return</a> on Investment: Undergrad Internship Programs Ranked](<a href=“Businessweek - Bloomberg”>Businessweek - Bloomberg) Also, don’t let the almighty dollar dictate your choice. If you do well in school, you can land a job that will allow you to pay that back in no time. I myself took on $25,000 personally to go to UR and I’ve paid it off in less than 3 years, while still maxing my IRA every year and contributing 20% to my 401k (I am employed by a company that matches 50% on every dollar, so that’s why I contribute so much). </p>
<p>As for the quality of the school, BW ranked us as 5th, just behind Penn, Wake, UVA and NYU and ahead of MIT, ND, Cornell, Babson, Georgetown and some other traditionally “reputable” schools. Another thing that I think gives UR an edge, especially with business, is the fact that they’re expanding the B-school, which should be done by 2010 (your Jr. year). Also, things like the student managed investment fund (where you manage part of the endowment), trips to NYC to meet Spiders on Wall St. and network and the fact that you have 13 Fortune 1000 companies in Richmond (compared to 5 for San Antonio).</p>
<p>Another factor that comes into play is where do you want to live after graduation? If you want to be in the mid-atlantic or in the northeast, a UR degree is much more valuable but in the southwest, then I would imagine that a Trinity degree is worth more.</p>