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Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH 2,775 Undergrads 66.7% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$54,200
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$27,654
After Aid
Median Earnings
$54,122
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$27,654
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$54,122
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate66.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients29.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.6%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
76.8%
SAT Avg
1,176
SAT Reading
25th: 53057575th: 650
SAT Math
25th: 52057075th: 635
ACT Composite
25th: 202475th: 27
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
+$470k
+$74k
-$14k
Median Cost$28k/yr
+$371k
-$26k
-$113k
Full Cost$54k/yr
+$275k
-$121k
-$209k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$28k/yr
Never
-114%
Full Cost$54k/yr
Never
-107%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year 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-103%
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-89%
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 (5yr)
$78,503
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$61,741
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$58,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$44,658
Lifetime Value Added
-$183k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,546
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$70,448
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$30,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$301k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$43,682
Lifetime Value Added
-$191k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$77,197
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,581
Lifetime Value Added
-$277k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,080
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$46,267
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 5199
Median Debt
$25,972
Earnings (5yr)
$58,715
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$255k
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,688
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$60,910
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,612
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$26,549
Lifetime Value Added
-$337k
Natural Resources Management and Policy
BachCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$44,384
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
BachCIP: 2609
Median Debt
$26,722
Earnings (5yr)
$54,827
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,970
Earnings (5yr)
$46,027
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$22,125
Earnings (5yr)
$55,438
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (2yr)
$61,516
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$22,667
Lifetime Value Added
-$359k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (5yr)
$41,659
Lifetime Value Added
-$208k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (2yr)
$37,208
Lifetime Value Added
-$226k
Visual and Performing Arts, Other
BachCIP: 5099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,927
Lifetime Value Added
-$202k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$84,041
Lifetime Value Added
+$252k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$97,220
Earnings (5yr)
$122,554
Lifetime Value Added
+$581k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$31,500
Earnings (5yr)
$113,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$508k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$38,997
Earnings (5yr)
$60,954
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,279
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,846
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, 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 should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.