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Median ROI of Liberal Arts Colleges Nearly $200,000 Higher Than the Median for All Colleges, New Georgetown University Report Says

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But the degrees that liberal arts colleges confer have substantial returns on investment (ROI) in the long term, according to a new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW).

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  • But the degrees that liberal arts colleges confer have substantial returns on investment (ROI) in the long term, according to a new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW).
  • ROI of Liberal Arts Colleges: Value Adds Up Over Time finds that 10 years after enrollment, the median ROI for liberal arts colleges is $62,000, which is $45,000 below the median ROI of all colleges.
  • By 40 years after enrollment, however, the ROI of liberal arts colleges rises to $918,000, which is nearly $200,000 higher than the median ROI of all colleges ($723,000).
  • The 47 most selective liberal arts colleges, which include Carleton College, Kenyon College, the University of Richmond, Wesleyan University, and Williams College, have a 40-year ROI of $1.13 million.