Cashing in on tuition dollars

By Anna Simon
CLEMSON BUREAU

CLEMSON -- Clemson University ranked eighth nationally in a new SmartMoney survey of the best colleges for making money.

The survey, which compares tuition costs to earning power of graduates, finds public universities outpace Ivy League schools in return on investment.

Leading the pack was the University of Georgia, with a 338 percent average payback. Clemson, with a 201 percent payback, outpaced the top Ivy League school, Princeton University, which had a 132 percent payback.

The ranking was among 10 points Clemson President Jim Barker listed in an address to faculty and staff members Wednesday as reasons Clemson can look forward to a bright future.