U of A Earns 'Best Lifetime Return on Investment' Ranking Among Arkansas Universities

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas offers its graduates the greatest lifetime return on investment among all public and private colleges and universities in Arkansas, according to recent rankings by AffordableCollegesOnline.org, an online resource that provides information about college affordability and financial aid. The U of A tops the list of “Colleges in Arkansas with High ROI” with an estimated return on investment of more than $700,000, easily outdistancing every other institution in the state. Each school’s estimated ROI represents the “earnings gap between non-degree holders, over a 30-year span,” according to AffordableCollegesOnline.com.

 “These are important lists for prospective students to consider,” said Dan Schuessler, founder of AffordableCollegesOnline.com. “We’ve sifted through comprehensive data sources to find colleges and universities in Arkansas that offer a high quality education with consistent, long-term payoffs in the workplace.”

The U of A is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s best public universities and best values by U.S. News & World Report, Kiplinger’s, Forbes, The Princeton Review, and others.

One of the key criteria used by AffordableCollegesOnline.org to develop its rankings is a similar ROI evaluation compiled by the salary data collection organization Payscale.com in its 2013 College Value Report. The AffordableCollegesOnline.org rankings also utilized data sets from the National Center for Education Statistics, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System and the Carnegie Foundation.