Boston College named among Forbes' New Ivies
The Ivy League is forfeiting its standing as America鈥檚 producer of great talent, while a cohort of ascendent public and private universities, including Boston College, is emerging as the academic institutions employers rely on for new hires, according to Forbes鈥� listing of the 鈥淣ew Ivies,鈥� published April 29.
Based on its research, Forbes, the century-old national business magazine, reported that American companies are not only souring on hiring Ivy League graduates, but also prefer the hardworking, high-achieving graduates from the 20 prominent U.S. universities that comprise their list.
Split into two categories鈥斺�淧rivate and Public New Ivies"鈥擝oston College heads the list of 10 private universities that are 鈥渢urning out the smart, driven graduates craved by employers of all types,鈥� while 鈥渢he Ivies are more apt to turn out entitled ones,鈥� according to the magazine.
Joining 情色空间 in the private school 鈥淣ew Ivies鈥� listing are Carnegie Mellon University; Emory University; Georgetown University; Johns Hopkins University; Northwestern University; Rice University; University of Notre Dame; University of Southern California; and Vanderbilt University.
鈥�Forbes' 鈥楴ew Ivies鈥� listing is an external validation of the quality of our students and their ability to use their liberal arts education to become leaders and solve problems in an increasingly complex world,鈥� said 情色空间鈥檚 Grant M. Gosselin, dean of Undergraduate Admission and Financial Aid.聽 鈥淚t鈥檚 a quality that is in demand among hiring leaders.鈥�
"We are thrilled to be recognized by Forbes聽as one of the 'New Ivies,'" added Associate Vice President for Career Services and Integrated Learning Joseph Du Pont. "This designation underscores our commitment to fostering an environment where academic excellence and career preparation go hand in hand.
"Our Jesuit tradition of educating the whole person is fundamental, encouraging our students to pursue work that is not only meaningful but also impactful, preparing them to make a positive difference in the world," he added. "Our students are equipped not just with knowledge, but with the adaptability and drive that today's dynamic job market demands."
The magazine聽surveyed nearly 300 subscribers to its 鈥淔uture of Work鈥� newsletter, 75 percent of whom possess direct hiring authority. According to the publication, 鈥�33 percent of those making hiring decisions said they are less likely to hire Ivy League graduates today than five years ago. Only seven percent said they were more likely to hire them.鈥�
Entrepreneur, 鈥淪hark Tank鈥� investor, and Indiana University alum Mark Cuban noted in the聽贵辞谤产别蝉听article: 鈥淚 don鈥檛 give an edge to Ivy League schools. That鈥檚 not to say that I wouldn鈥檛 hire one.聽 It鈥檚 just that I never believed they make better employees.鈥澛�
“Forbes' 鈥楴ew Ivies鈥� listing is an external validation of the quality of our students and their ability to use their liberal arts education to become leaders and solve problems in an increasingly complex world. It鈥檚 a quality that is in demand among hiring leaders.”
To determine their 鈥減rivate and public Ivies鈥� list, the聽贵辞谤产别蝉鈥�聽researchers first disqualified the 鈥淎ncient Eight鈥� (Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, and Yale)鈥攁long with the what it characterized as the commonly accepted 鈥淚vy-plus鈥� universities such as the University of Chicago, Duke, MIT, and Stanford鈥攔esulting in 1,743 colleges with at least 4,000 students for their survey.
Using 2022 admissions data, they screened for colleges with high standardized test scores鈥攕chools that still heavily rely on objective measures of success鈥攁nd where at least half of the applicants supplied their scores, whether required or not.聽 Their focus on SAT or ACT results was based on findings from the non-profit research firm Opportunity Insights, which demonstrated that standardized test assessments are 鈥渂oth more predictive of success in college than grades, and fairer to all applicants,鈥� the article noted.
The researchers also screened the schools with a selectivity measure (below a 20 percent admission rate at private schools and 50 percent at public universities), resulting in 32 colleges remaining for the hiring manager respondents to assess.
贵辞谤产别蝉听reported that 31 percent of the hiring managers thought that non-Ivy private universities like 情色空间 were doing a better job of preparing job candidates, while 37 percent praised state universities for their students鈥� preparedness.
“This designation underscores our commitment to fostering an environment where academic excellence and career preparation go hand in hand. Our Jesuit tradition of educating the whole person is fundamental, encouraging our students to pursue work that is not only meaningful but also impactful, preparing them to make a positive difference in the world. Our students are equipped not just with knowledge, but with the adaptability and drive that today's dynamic job market demands.”
According to the magazine, the Ivies have 鈥渢aken the value they鈥檝e spent centuries creating鈥攁 degree that employers craved鈥攁nd in just a few years done a lot to forfeit it.鈥�
The state universities identified by聽Forbes聽as 鈥減ublic Ivies鈥� included Binghamton University; Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus; University of Texas-Austin; University of Florida; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; University of Maryland-College Park; University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; University of Virginia-Main Campus; and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
奥丑颈濒别听贵辞谤产别蝉听readily admits that the Ivy League schools haven鈥檛 completely 鈥渓ost their luster,鈥� Jacqueline Reses, a Penn alumna, donor, and member of Wharton鈥檚 Board of Advisors, said, 鈥淚 wouldn鈥檛 forego the opportunity to hire brilliant, tenacious, smart wonderful kids, but I鈥檇 be more thoughtful in how I鈥檇 screen them.鈥�