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Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, AL 2,542 Undergrads 46.0% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$23,049
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,789
After Aid
Median Earnings
$56,731
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$13,789
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$56,731
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$51,305
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate46.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average starting age (2015-17)22.2
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients48.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time79.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS63.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
91.6%
SAT Avg
1,093
SAT Reading
25th: 53857075th: 603
SAT Math
25th: 49856075th: 600
ACT Composite
25th: 182175th: 24

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

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
+$503k
+$32k
+$16k
Median Cost$14k/yr
+$453k
-$17k
-$33k
Full Cost$23k/yr
+$420k
-$50k
-$67k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
48
∞
Median Cost$14k/yr
Never
-67%
Full Cost$23k/yr
Never
-81%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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-45%

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-61%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,430
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,965
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
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Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,567
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
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Median Debt
$26,125
Earnings (2yr)
$41,937
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,596
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,317
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,948
Earnings (4yr)
$55,184
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,363
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,797
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
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Median Debt
$27,675
Earnings (4yr)
$31,804
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$237k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,446
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$72,404
Natl Median: $79,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,899
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (4yr)
$35,798
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
-$202k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$206k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,258
Earnings (4yr)
$41,393
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
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Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,282
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$25,600
Earnings (4yr)
$51,429
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
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Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,715
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$28,250
Earnings (4yr)
$79,126
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
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Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$78,731
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,593
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
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Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,250
Earnings (2yr)
$63,997
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$73,628
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
MastCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,774
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$265k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$242k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,974
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,910
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
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Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$45,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,106
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
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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 decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.