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Augsburg University

Minneapolis, MN 2,494 Undergrads 61.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$62,303
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$23,873
After Aid
Median Earnings
$68,350
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$23,873
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$68,350
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$58,829
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate61.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age22.6
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients54.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time95.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS74.4%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
82.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: -59275th: -
SAT Math
25th: -69175th: -
ACT Composite
25th: -2175th: -

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
+$601k
+$134k
+$117k
Median Cost$24k/yr
+$515k
+$48k
+$31k
Full Cost$62k/yr
+$377k
-$90k
-$107k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
31
∞
Median Cost$24k/yr
48
36%
Full Cost$62k/yr
Never
-48%
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 Return2%

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-63%
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$26,617
Earnings (4yr)
$83,185
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,240
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$60,738
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Biopsychology
BachCIP: 3010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,825
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$72,706
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$64k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,856
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Median Debt
$25,939
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,850
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$23,766
Earnings (4yr)
$95,637
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,507
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,809
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$15,288
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$414k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$44,189
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,851
Earnings (4yr)
$75,100
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,757
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$24,383
Earnings (4yr)
$86,446
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,915
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,812
Earnings (4yr)
$55,676
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (4yr)
$55,673
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Psychology, Other
BachCIP: 4299
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,748
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,967
Earnings (4yr)
$93,046
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$220k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,305
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$266k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$24,783
Earnings (4yr)
$60,546
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$242k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,437
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,499
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Median Debt
$25,924
Earnings (4yr)
$49,698
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,259
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$121,214
Earnings (4yr)
$131,664
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$472k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$108,125
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$267k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$47,834
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$39,933
Earnings (4yr)
$69,129
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Median Debt
$47,833
Earnings (4yr)
$64,001
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
$75,166
Earnings (4yr)
$115,990
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k

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.