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Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA 2,759 Undergrads 72.8% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$56,313
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$22,212
After Aid
Median Earnings
$71,925
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$22,212
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$71,925
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$66,677
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate72.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age26.1
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients34.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time88.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS76.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
88.4%
SAT Avg
1,195
SAT Reading
25th: 51556175th: 615
SAT Math
25th: 46855675th: 623
ACT Composite
25th: 252275th: 30

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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$629k
+$162k
+$144k
Median Cost$22k/yr
+$549k
+$82k
+$64k
Full Cost$56k/yr
+$426k
-$41k
-$58k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
30
∞
Median Cost$22k/yr
41
80%
Full Cost$56k/yr
Never
-29%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return38%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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%
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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$91,776
Natl Median: $54,229
Lifetime Value Added
+$487k

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,180
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (5yr)
$86,401
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,136
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Median Debt
$22,048
Earnings (5yr)
$44,862
Natl Median: $44,533
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$64,981
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$859
Median Debt
$22,970
Earnings (4yr)
$78,900
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,432
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,411
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Median Debt
$20,375
Earnings (5yr)
$53,787
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Median Debt
$25,797
Earnings (5yr)
$83,541
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$140k
Median Debt
$20,375
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,529
Earnings (5yr)
$42,959
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$51,399
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (5yr)
$78,795
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,797
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,603
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$73,675
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,515
Earnings (4yr)
$56,994
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$20,150
Earnings (5yr)
$65,912
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$42,225
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$184k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,096
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$77,575
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,963
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Median Debt
$18,493
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$118,549
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$419k
Religious Education
BachCIP: 3904
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (5yr)
$46,857
Natl Median: $43,633
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (5yr)
$63,166
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$20,125
Earnings (5yr)
$44,267
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$167k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,493
Earnings (5yr)
$49,636
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,624
Natl Median: $44,535
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (5yr)
$40,203
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
-$201k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$90,126
Earnings (4yr)
$63,787
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
Biotechnology
MastCIP: 2612
Median Debt
$54,616
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,682
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$28,753
Earnings (4yr)
$98,437
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$186k
Median Debt
$46,294
Earnings (4yr)
$85,420
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,125
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$49,325
Earnings (4yr)
$80,114
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Median Debt
$44,382
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,552
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Median Debt
$37,004
Earnings (4yr)
$77,902
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$36,242
Earnings (4yr)
$61,095
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Psychology, Other
MastCIP: 4299
Median Debt
$76,014
Earnings (4yr)
$68,797
Natl Median: $61,796
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$143,392
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$576k
Religious Education
MastCIP: 3904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,208
Natl Median: $54,328
Lifetime Value Added
-$358k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$37,557
Earnings (4yr)
$63,771
Natl Median: $64,286
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$48,971
Earnings (4yr)
$77,518
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Median Debt
$48,742
Earnings (4yr)
$83,642
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$36,489
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
-$380k
Median Debt
$65,304
Earnings (4yr)
$36,869
Natl Median: $61,300
Lifetime Value Added
-$376k

Doctoral Degrees

Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$95,539
Earnings (4yr)
$113,252
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
Psychology, Other
DocCIP: 4299
Median Debt
$223,308
Earnings (4yr)
$109,439
Natl Median: $100,857
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$137,739
Earnings (4yr)
$96,354
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,129
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

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.