Description
Book SynopsisColleges sell themselves by the numbersrankings, returns on investments, and top-ten listsbut these often mislead prospective students. What numbers should they really be paying attention to?High school and college students are inundated by indicators and rankings supposedly designed to help them decide where to go to college and what to study once they arrive. In Metrics That Matter, coauthors Zachary Bleemer, Mukul Kumar, Aashish Mehta, Chris Muellerleile, and Christopher Newfield take a critical look at these metrics and find that many of the most popular ones are confusing, misleading, andmost importantlyeasily replaceable by more helpful alternatives. Metrics That Matter explores popular metrics used by future and current college students, with chapters focusing on colleges' return on investment, university rankings, average student debt, average wages by college major, and more. Written for students, their families, and the counselors who advise them, each chapter explains a comm
Trade ReviewFor parents and high school students beginning their search of which college to apply to, and for incoming freshmen for this next academic year, Metrics That Matter is essential reading for knowing how to steer yourself through the university's bureaucracies to find success, no matter whether you attach a dollar figure to it or not.
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Law & LibertyTable of ContentsAbstract
Introduction
1. Return on Investment
2. University Rankings
3. Selectivity
4. Tuition Sticker Prices
5. Student Debt
6. Average Wages by College Major
7. Access to My Preferred Major
Conclusion: Metrics and Waste
Author's Note
Bibliography
Notes
Index
