Friday, May 17, 2013

Is Your College Worth The Investment?

According to Yahoo! Finance, former Secretary of Education, William Bennett recently conducted a study on "return of investment" (ROI) for over 3,500 universities in the United States.  In that study, Bob Jones University was ranked 679 out of over 3,500 schools, which places BJU in the 80th percentile for ROI in the country.  This is an encouraging statistic when it comes to recruiting athletes into our basketball program here.  Student-athletes and parents alike will know that not only will they have a great intercollegiate athletic experience at BJU, but they will more importantly have the peace of mind that they are graduating from one of the top ROI universities in the country.  Here are some other rankings from that study to compare universities nearby or associated with BJU:

8.        Duke University
131.    Clemson University
461.    Furman University
679.    Bob Jones University
691.    University of South Carolina
722.    North Carolina Wesleyan College
813.    High Point University
928.    University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
935.    Georgia Southern University
1039.  Charleston Southern University
1070.  Limestone College
1135.  College of Charleston
1141.  Liberty University
1160.  East Tennessee State University
1168.  Lander University
1178.  Winthrop University
1201.  University of North Carolina-Asheville
1201.  Wingate University
1208.  Lee University
1233.  Cedarville University
1236.  Anderson University
1264.  South Carolina State University
1279.  Coastal Carolina University
1322.  Moody Bible Institute
1334.  Cornerstone University
1382.  Judson University
1412.  Southeastern University
1416.  Gardner-Webb University
1475.  Belmont-Abbey College
1476.  Francis Marion University
1510.  Valley Forge Christian College

Unfortunately, the rankings were only published this far.  I was hoping to see where many other schools that we compete against were at, but they must be too far down the list!  If you're looking for a high quality education that will help you earn the most money after you graduate and a place that competes at a high level of college basketball, BJU is your place!

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Here is the link to the article by Yahoo! Finance that contains information on the ROI study done by former Secretary of Education, William Bennett.  Rankings were taken from both 2012 & 2013 lists.






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4 comments:

  1. NathanMay 17, 2013 at 7:33 PM

    "In that study, Bob Jones University was ranked 679 out of over 3,500 schools, which places BJU in the 90th percentile for ROI in the country."

    Either your figures are off, are the math is off. For BJU to be in the 90th percentile of 3,500 schools, they would need to be in the top 10%, or the top 350. At number 679, they're in the top 80th percentile.

    Also, for those interested, the source that Bennett used is available at http://www.payscale.com/college-education-value-2012

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    1. Coach WingreenMay 18, 2013 at 12:02 AM

      Thanks for catching that mistake on my part. I fixed it.

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  2. AnonymousMay 17, 2013 at 9:02 PM

    They are definitely a solid academic school. Well worth the investment!

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  3. AnonymousMay 18, 2013 at 10:38 AM

    They are still a higher caliber school than *many* schools *with* regional accreditation (which at this time they are pursuing), and these statistics reflect that. So while regional accreditation is important, the ROI that BJU has eclipses the ROI of many schools *with* regional accreditation.

    These facts speak to the merits of a BJU education.

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