Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
Episode: RETURN ON INVESTMENT IN COLLEGE
Description: Most investors scrutinize and strategize for every fractional point of return they can muster. Yet, one major expense–sometimes, the largest single bill in a person's lifetime–seems to be held above such petty considerations as ROI. Does that make sense? Amy and Mike invited educational researcher Martin Van Der Werf to clarify the data on return on investment in college. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What does return on investment (ROI) mean in the context of higher education? Which kinds of college students are represented in the current ROI data? What...