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<p>Not really. Schools with more presitgious brand names produce a higher ROI than Swarthmore. MIT, Caltech, Harvard, Stanford, Dartmouth… the usual suspects. In the case of schools like MIT and Caltech, the data is obviously skewed by the higher proportion of engineering and natural science majors, in addition to the superior brand name among the general public. In the case of the Harvards, Stanfords, and so on, you get the more extensive and better-placed alumni network in addition to the superior brand name.</p>
<p>So, to say it makes “at least as much sense” is not correct, in purely financial terms. The top private schools hover at around a 12.5% ROI, which is about 1.7% better than Swarthmore, but still shy of the best public schools.</p>