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NIU in the top 1/3 of "Colleges Worth Your Investment"
Random list from random website ranking 1511 American universities and their return on investment. ROI was determined given the cost of tuition and the payoff in median lifetime earnings associated with each school. NIU is in the top 1/3 of schools ranked for ROI.

2013 College Education ROI Rankings: Does a Degree Always Pay Off?
http://www.payscale.com/college-education-value-2013

Illinois state school's ROI ranking.

#68 - UI
#279 - UIC
#448 - NIU
#518 - ISU
#577 - SIU
#876 - EIU
#943 - WIU
#1251 - CSU
#1445 - UIS
#? - NEIU

MAC ROI ranking

#219 - UMass
#265 - Buffalo
#448 - NIU
#490 - Toledo
#504 - Miami
#514 - WMU
#615 - Ohio
#680 - Akron
#750 - EMU
#904 - BSU
#916 - BGSU
#980 - Kent State
#1000 - CMU

Other of "expansion" note

#165 - Delaware
#205 - James Madison
#924 - UNI
05-14-2013 09:17 AM
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RE: NIU in the top 1/3 of "Colleges Worth Your Investment"
#446 was based upon out of state tuition. NIU is also listed at #401 for in state tuition.

Even better!
05-14-2013 11:11 AM
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RE: NIU in the top 1/3 of "Colleges Worth Your Investment"
I think you were looking at the 2012 list, which shows NIU as #401......
05-14-2013 11:34 AM
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RE: NIU in the top 1/3 of "Colleges Worth Your Investment"
My bad!

#448 in state and #534 out of state.
05-14-2013 01:25 PM
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