Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Colleges Worth Your Money: A Guide to What America's Top Schools Can Do for You

Colleges Worth Your Money: A Guide to What America's Top Schools Can Do for You is an invaluable guide for students making the crucial decision of where to attend college when our thinking about higher education is radically changing. At a time when costs are soaring and competition for admission is higher than ever, the college-bound need to know how prospective schools will benefit them both as students and after graduation. Colleges Worth Your Money provides the most up-to-date, accurate, and comprehensive information for gauging the ROI of America's top schools, including: In-depth profiles of 150 of the top colleges and universities across the U.S.; Over 75 key statistics about each school that cover unique admissions-related data points such as gender-specific acceptance rates, early decision acceptance rates, and five-year admissions trends at each college. The solid facts on career outcomes, including the school's connections with recruiters, the rate of employment post-graduation, where students land internships, the companies most likely to hire students from a particular school, and much more. Data and commentary on each college's merit and need-based aid awards, average student debt, and starting salary outcomes. Review A top guide to higher education choices, Belasco's book is a succinct, affordable, and highly readable resource to suit the individual student looking for the perfect collegiate match. Candid summations identify the most sports- and Greek-crazy campuses and the prime majors for academic depth and future earnings. Coverage of student aid, counseling and recruiting services, top employers, and retention rates point high school seniors and transfer students to the best deals. Tidbits of data--the high crime rate around Wake Forest University, Notre Dame's Catholic background, Yale's music and drama opportunities, Memphis biking lanes, immense enrollment of the University of Washington at Seattle, progressive perspective of Oberlin College--enlighten families to peripheral aspects of campus life. Lacking from overviews are details of gender safety programs, especially the size of security forces. A superb choice for high school libraries and counseling offices, homeschoolers, and public libraries. Young Adult Collections: College-bound teens will find well-presented information to help inform their decisions.--Booklist With some colleges now charging $300,00 for a single bachelor's degree, you need to be smart, alert, skeptical and armed with facts to know if your dream schools are not only worth the price, but will prepare you for a high-paying job after graduation. In an easy-to-digest way, Colleges Worth Your Money is an innovative and invaluable resource that will provide you with answers to make the best possible college decisions. With so much at stake, I'd urge you to use this book as your college lifeline.--Lynn O'Shaughnessy, nationally recognized college expert, TheCollegeSolution.com A comprehensive and digestible guide for individual top colleges and universities that doesn't just focus on who attends, but how and what they do upon graduation, this puts information at the fingertips of students and parents so they can make better college choices.--Michael B. Horn, author, "Choosing College: How to Make Better Learning Decisions Throughout Your Life" A refreshing combination of data and insight, this guide provides families with critical information that can often be difficult to locate or discern. Colleges Worth Your Money not only answers key questions but will also prompt families to ask important ones as they research, visit, and ultimately select from their college options.--Rick Clark, author, "The Truth about College Admission: A Family Guide to Getting In and Staying Together" Colleges Worth Your Money focuses on what truly matters for today's students as they look for their best fit schools.--Lynda McGee, award-winning college counselor, Downtown Mag