對于很多人來說大學(xué)學(xué)費(fèi)變得越來越昂貴，現(xiàn)在哈佛大學(xué)每年要花包括學(xué)費(fèi)、食宿和學(xué)雜費(fèi)等將近6萬1000美元。在高標(biāo)價(jià)的背景下，是否值得去就讀精挑細(xì)選的名牌學(xué)校？而非學(xué)費(fèi)較便宜的二類院校？

The answer is, yes, "selectivity matters a lot," at least for most majors, according to two researchers.

根據(jù)兩位研究者的見地，答案是肯定的，至少對于大多數(shù)專業(yè)來講，選擇高于一切。

The duo compared the salaries of students who graduated from highly to not-so-selective colleges in the United States. In all, they found that 10 years after graduation, "graduates from the most selective colleges earn[ed] about $16,000 more annually compared to graduates from average selective colleges," they wrote in a new study, which has yet to be published in a peer-reviewed journal.

兩位研究者比較了在美國從名牌院校畢業(yè)和二類院校畢業(yè)的學(xué)生的工資水平�？偟膩碚f，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)畢業(yè)10年后，“名牌大學(xué)畢業(yè)生每年多賺約1萬6000美元，相比一般院校的大學(xué)畢業(yè)生而言，”他們在一項(xiàng)新的尚未在同行評審的雜志上發(fā)表的研究中寫到。

Moreover, the researchers found that a gender gap exists, even among graduates of highly selective colleges, such as Harvard and Stanford. Women who attended top-tier colleges earned about 16 percent less than men who majored in the same discipline at the same or other highly selective colleges, the researchers said.

此外，研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)還存在性別差距，即便是名牌大學(xué)的畢業(yè)生——如哈佛和斯坦福大學(xué)，名牌大學(xué)畢業(yè)的女生與同校主修同一學(xué)科的男生或者其他名牌大學(xué)畢業(yè)的男生比較而言，薪資水平低約16%，研究人員說。