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Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR 5,993 Undergrads 51.1% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$21,536
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$12,171
After Aid
Median Earnings
$41,766
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$12,171
Peer Midpoint: $9,014
Earnings (10yr)$41,766
Peer Midpoint: $40,397
Graduation Rate51.1%
Peer Midpoint: 32.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients47.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time82.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS65.0%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
96.3%
SAT Avg
1,050
SAT Reading
25th: 480-75th: 580
SAT Math
25th: 460-75th: 570
ACT Composite
25th: 17-75th: 24
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
+$418k
+$29k
-$66k
Median Cost$12k/yr
+$396k
+$7k
-$88k
Full Cost$22k/yr
+$379k
-$10k
-$106k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$12k/yr
Never
-395%
Full Cost$22k/yr
Never
-267%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year 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-379%
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-131%
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
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$13,237
Earnings (5yr)
$43,210
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
AssocCIP: 5204
Median Debt
$19,560
Earnings (5yr)
$32,971
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$24,710
Earnings (5yr)
$45,728
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$29,240
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
Human Services, General
AssocCIP: 4400
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$33,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$21,170
Earnings (5yr)
$39,589
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
AssocCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$37,902
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
AssocCIP: 5139
Median Debt
$22,365
Earnings (5yr)
$52,338
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$20,800
Earnings (5yr)
$71,435
Lifetime Value Added
+$214k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,718
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
Agricultural Business and Management
BachCIP: 0101
Median Debt
$16,750
Earnings (5yr)
$50,241
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$16,780
Earnings (5yr)
$57,721
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$20,940
Earnings (5yr)
$48,308
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Business/Managerial Economics
BachCIP: 5206
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$72,112
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (5yr)
$37,352
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$19,975
Earnings (2yr)
$52,107
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$28,950
Earnings (5yr)
$40,422
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (5yr)
$82,768
Lifetime Value Added
+$171k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$29,056
Lifetime Value Added
-$260k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$28,598
Lifetime Value Added
-$249k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,511
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
$22,372
Earnings (5yr)
$53,210
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Hospitality Administration/Management
BachCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (2yr)
$23,579
Lifetime Value Added
-$295k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (5yr)
$39,170
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,280
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$21,953
Earnings (5yr)
$84,124
Lifetime Value Added
+$181k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
$23,715
Earnings (5yr)
$43,440
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$28,236
Lifetime Value Added
-$252k
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
BachCIP: 3103
Median Debt
$23,726
Earnings (2yr)
$28,960
Lifetime Value Added
-$245k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$23,395
Earnings (5yr)
$42,103
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$17,650
Earnings (5yr)
$74,798
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
BachCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$36,310
Lifetime Value Added
-$198k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$48,474
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$23,090
Earnings (5yr)
$39,595
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$23,121
Earnings (5yr)
$44,636
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
BachCIP: 0306
Median Debt
$16,000
Earnings (5yr)
$48,923
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Master's Degrees
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,938
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$26,480
Earnings (5yr)
$68,248
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
Homeland Security
MastCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,668
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$23,551
Earnings (5yr)
$51,939
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
MastCIP: 1314
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (5yr)
$57,110
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, 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 should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.