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Villanova, Cabrini Ranked By Returns On Investment For Students
Where do the Randor-area schools stack up against other PA institutions of higher learning in terms of ROI?

A new list has ranked colleges across the country based on student return on investment. Some area schools were ranked quite well, while others were lacking. Let's see where colleges and universities in Radnor stand in the new rankings.
According to PayScale’s 2017 College ROI Report: Best Value Colleges list, Villanova University is the fourth best school in Pennsylvania for returns on investment.
Meanwhile, Cabrini University was ranked 43rd in Pennsylvania for ROI.
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PayScale says Villanova has a $554,000 20-year net ROI; a $239,000 total four-year cost; an 89 percent graduation rate; a typical four year attendance to graduation; and a $32,400 average loan amount.
'Nova was also ranked 77th nationally, tying with New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
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Check out PayScale's full report on Villanova here.
Cabrini has a $221,000 20-year net ROI; a $182,000 total four-year cost; a 50 percent graduation rate; four years to graduate; and a $38,600 average loan amount.
See Cabrini's full report here.
The school is tied for the 786th best school for ROI nationally with Austin College, Georgia Southern University, Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary, and University of Wisconsin (UW) - La Crosse Campus.
You can read the whole national list here.
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