Quantifying The Value Of Higher Education

Phrased another way, for every dollar society puts into a school — either through direct government funding or by granting tax-exempt status — how much public benefit is realized? It is a deceptively simple question that has defied an easy answer. But as tuitions rise and the economy drags, there is a newly keen desire, especially in a college town like Boston, to measure higher education’s overall return on investment. Attempts to quantify the value of higher education gained credence about a decade ago, when cities began to lean more heavily on their nonprofit institutions for money.  Read more at:
http://articles.boston.com/2012-07-07/news/32579542_1_higher-education-universities-colleges