Augustana College

Rock Island, IL 2,490 Undergrads 77.7% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$63,553

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$22,736

After Aid

Median Earnings

$60,377

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$22,736

Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$60,377

Peer Midpoint: $60,428

Graduation Rate77.7%

Peer Midpoint: 58.9%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients23.3%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time99.4%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS79.5%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

62.7%

SAT Avg

1,165

SAT Reading

25th: 520-75th: 630

SAT Math

25th: 510-75th: 640

ACT Composite

25th: 21-75th: 29

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

+$539k

+$72k

+$54k

Median Cost$23k/yr

+$457k

-$10k

-$27k

Full Cost$64k/yr

+$310k

-$157k

-$174k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$23k/yr

Never

-34%

Full Cost$64k/yr

Never

-76%

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-50%

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-78%

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

Bachelor's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

BachCIP: 5203

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$91,143

Natl Median: $76,194

Lifetime Value Added

+$209k

Anthropology

BachCIP: 4502

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,676

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Applied Mathematics

BachCIP: 2703

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $91,532

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Area Studies

BachCIP: 0501

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,625

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

BachCIP: 2602

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,466

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

BachCIP: 2601

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$68,648

Natl Median: $57,214

Lifetime Value Added

+$37k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

BachCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$81,562

Natl Median: $68,257

Lifetime Value Added

+$136k

Chemistry

BachCIP: 4005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,120

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1612

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,429

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication and Media Studies

BachCIP: 0901

Median Debt

$26,375

Earnings (4yr)

$63,730

Natl Median: $56,359

Lifetime Value Added

-$846

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services

BachCIP: 5102

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$60,223

Natl Median: $58,928

Lifetime Value Added

-$29k

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other

BachCIP: 0999

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$49,015

Natl Median: $55,384

Lifetime Value Added

-$121k

Computer Science

BachCIP: 1107

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$83,339

Natl Median: $107,009

Lifetime Value Added

+$150k

Design and Applied Arts

BachCIP: 5004

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$49,518

Natl Median: $51,490

Lifetime Value Added

-$125k

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

BachCIP: 5005

Median Debt

$26,955

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $39,775

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Economics

BachCIP: 4506

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$77,027

Natl Median: $82,686

Lifetime Value Added

+$90k

Engineering Physics

BachCIP: 1412

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$85,993

Natl Median: $89,154

Lifetime Value Added

+$170k

English Language and Literature, General

BachCIP: 2301

Median Debt

$26,759

Earnings (4yr)

$43,492

Natl Median: $48,590

Lifetime Value Added

-$168k

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

BachCIP: 0502

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,710

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Fine and Studio Arts

BachCIP: 5007

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,367

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Geography and Cartography

BachCIP: 4507

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$49,763

Natl Median: $57,853

Lifetime Value Added

-$115k

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

BachCIP: 4006

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$41,025

Natl Median: $60,190

Lifetime Value Added

-$175k

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1605

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,459

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

BachCIP: 5111

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (5yr)

$60,119

Natl Median: $61,911

Lifetime Value Added

-$39k

History

BachCIP: 5401

Median Debt

$26,243

Earnings (4yr)

$45,048

Natl Median: $50,680

Lifetime Value Added

-$154k

International Business

BachCIP: 5211

Median Debt

$25,500

Earnings (4yr)

$75,672

Natl Median: $73,201

Lifetime Value Added

+$91k

Mathematics

BachCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$41,937

Natl Median: $69,562

Lifetime Value Added

-$166k

Music

BachCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $42,892

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

BachCIP: 0301

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$62,757

Natl Median: $55,012

Lifetime Value Added

-$9k

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

BachCIP: 2615

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (5yr)

$60,107

Natl Median: $62,451

Lifetime Value Added

-$39k

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

Political Science and Government

BachCIP: 4510

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$55,295

Natl Median: $63,293

Lifetime Value Added

-$69k

Psychology, General

BachCIP: 4201

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$52,818

Natl Median: $50,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$89k

Public Health

BachCIP: 5122

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,808

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Religion/Religious Studies

BachCIP: 3802

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,390

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

BachCIP: 2313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$33,950

Natl Median: $48,471

Lifetime Value Added

-$250k

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1609

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$55,909

Natl Median: $55,000

Lifetime Value Added

-$64k

Sociology

BachCIP: 4511

Median Debt

$26,497

Earnings (4yr)

$57,943

Natl Median: $52,657

Lifetime Value Added

-$47k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

BachCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$47,613

Natl Median: $47,382

Lifetime Value Added

-$133k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

BachCIP: 1313

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$52,092

Natl Median: $51,389

Lifetime Value Added

-$95k

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.