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Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, MS 2,363 Undergrads 48.6% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$23,751
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,265
After Aid
Median Earnings
$45,495
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$13,265
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$45,495
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate48.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients77.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time87.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS46.4%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
45.3%
SAT Avg
904
SAT Reading
25th: 40048675th: 513
SAT Math
25th: 27047875th: 485
ACT Composite
25th: 152275th: 19
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$416k
-$51k
-$69k
Median Cost$13k/yr
+$368k
-$99k
-$117k
Full Cost$24k/yr
+$330k
-$137k
-$154k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$13k/yr
Never
-244%
Full Cost$24k/yr
Never
-180%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-217%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-102%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Associate's Degrees
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$79,328
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$282k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$33,304
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Agricultural Business and Management
BachCIP: 0101
Median Debt
$25,125
Earnings (4yr)
$62,499
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
Agriculture, General
BachCIP: 0100
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$29,125
Earnings (4yr)
$59,214
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,405
Earnings (4yr)
$40,379
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$26,611
Earnings (4yr)
$39,841
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$41,908
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,304
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1905
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 5199
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1907
Median Debt
$28,402
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$29,500
Earnings (4yr)
$42,321
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
BachCIP: 3101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$35,015
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$207k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$20,375
Earnings (4yr)
$93,159
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$259k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$31,250
Earnings (4yr)
$46,157
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$41,403
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Master's Degrees
Agricultural Business and Management
MastCIP: 0101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Agriculture, General
MastCIP: 0100
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,941
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Basic Skills and Developmental/Remedial Education
MastCIP: 3201
Median Debt
$79,412
Earnings (4yr)
$37,690
Natl Median: $35,658
Lifetime Value Added
-$352k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$59,845
Earnings (4yr)
$59,085
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
MastCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Engineering
MastCIP: 1409
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$85,750
Earnings (4yr)
$47,985
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$251k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.