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Fact 6 - Academic Reputation
Independent college graduates surveyed are more likely than public university alumni to say they benefited very much from their institutions’ academic reputation (49 percent vs. 32 percent).

Survey Question: Please tell me how much you personally benefited from your college offering a strong overall academic reputation. (Rating a “5” on a 5-point scale with "1" meaning you did "not benefit at all" and a "5" meaning you "benefited very much.")
Source: Comparative Alumni Survey, Hardwick~Day, 2003