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Augusta University

Augusta, GA 5,613 Undergrads 55.2% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$22,794
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$12,017
After Aid
Median Earnings
$58,775
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$12,017
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$58,775
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$52,071
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate55.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)22.7
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients44.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time86.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS73.1%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
86.4%
SAT Avg
1,070
SAT Reading
25th: 50054075th: 590
SAT Math
25th: 47052075th: 550
ACT Composite
25th: 182275th: 25

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
+$519k
+$49k
+$33k
Median Cost$12k/yr
+$476k
+$6k
-$11k
Full Cost$23k/yr
+$437k
-$33k
-$49k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
42
∞
Median Cost$12k/yr
Never
-24%
Full Cost$23k/yr
Never
-60%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • 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-10%

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-51%

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 →

Certificates

Area Studies
CertCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,845
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,036
Earnings (4yr)
$78,150
Natl Median: $52,615
Lifetime Value Added
+$367k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,242
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,309
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,689
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,666
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
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Median Debt
$18,878
Earnings (4yr)
$72,773
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$65,163
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,285
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
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Median Debt
$21,375
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,697
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (2yr)
$26,353
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$269k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$58,673
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
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Median Debt
$23,105
Earnings (4yr)
$42,568
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
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Median Debt
$21,979
Earnings (4yr)
$83,000
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
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Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,999
Earnings (4yr)
$50,254
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
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Median Debt
$16,017
Earnings (4yr)
$61,584
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,110
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,953
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,848
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$25,770
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$284k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,580
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,750
Earnings (4yr)
$51,773
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,318
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,107
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,311
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,583
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$24,297
Earnings (4yr)
$41,544
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
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Median Debt
$16,508
Earnings (4yr)
$78,004
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$149k
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Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$27,625
Earnings (4yr)
$43,795
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,769
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$21,407
Earnings (4yr)
$48,836
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
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Median Debt
$24,183
Earnings (4yr)
$47,226
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $104,114
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $128,842
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,623
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,401
Natl Median: $60,439
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $235,700
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$78,098
Earnings (4yr)
$125,885
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$444k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$82,965
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,306
Natl Median: $90,984
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,967
Earnings (4yr)
$65,017
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
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Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$32,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,403
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
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Education, Other
MastCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,348
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (2yr)
$55,512
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $198,417
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,046
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
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Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,362
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$89,528
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
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Median Debt
$67,355
Earnings (4yr)
$90,561
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
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Median Debt
$66,956
Earnings (4yr)
$65,984
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,565
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$297k
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Median Debt
$52,875
Earnings (4yr)
$51,022
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$221k
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Graduate Certificates

Dental Residency/Fellowship Programs
Gr-CertCIP: 6001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$173,506
Natl Median: $182,700
Lifetime Value Added
+$1001k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,965
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$75,541
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
+$80k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,683
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $153,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,578
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,822
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$97,308
Earnings (4yr)
$113,495
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
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Median Debt
$124,346
Earnings (4yr)
$80,274
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
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Professional Degrees

Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$237,878
Earnings (4yr)
$196,587
Natl Median: $170,812
Lifetime Value Added
+$760k
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Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$184,644
Earnings (4yr)
$99,481
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
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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.