Attending an elite university appears to play a comparatively small role in determining a graduate’s starting salary. Shutterstock May 10, 2018 Does it pay to graduate from an ‘elite’ university? Not as much as you’d think Massimiliano Tani, UNSW ; Chris Heaton, Macquarie University, and David Carroll, Monash University Attending an elite university plays a small role in an undergraduate’s starting salary compared to other factors, such as high ATAR, the field of study they chose and the region in which they work.
