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Barry University

Miami, FL 2,212 Undergrads 45.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$50,778
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$22,613
After Aid
Median Earnings
$73,480
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$22,613
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$73,480
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+31%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$55,966
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate45.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age26.6
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 Recipients55.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time94.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS71.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
77.2%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

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
+$640k
+$174k
+$156k
Median Cost$23k/yr
+$559k
+$92k
+$75k
Full Cost$51k/yr
+$458k
-$9k
-$27k

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
29
∞
Median Cost$23k/yr
40
92%
Full Cost$51k/yr
Never
-15%
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 Return65%

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-43%
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.

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,432
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Median Debt
$29,250
Earnings (4yr)
$134,968
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$542k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$29,750
Earnings (4yr)
$60,471
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Median Debt
$30,350
Earnings (4yr)
$64,210
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,750
Earnings (4yr)
$65,951
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,180
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,952
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,134
Natl Median: $75,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$218k
Median Debt
$31,680
Earnings (4yr)
$89,971
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$201k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$103,746
Natl Median: $70,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$338k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,149
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,200
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$38,125
Earnings (4yr)
$51,734
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,225
Earnings (4yr)
$44,016
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
Median Debt
$33,381
Earnings (4yr)
$97,702
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
+$260k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$276k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,059
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$282k
Median Debt
$28,875
Earnings (4yr)
$93,608
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$228k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$29,375
Earnings (4yr)
$61,820
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,019
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$153,850
Earnings (4yr)
$127,660
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$439k
Median Debt
$63,284
Earnings (4yr)
$64,792
Natl Median: $77,545
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biotechnology
MastCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,682
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$84,090
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Median Debt
$82,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,962
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$51,250
Earnings (4yr)
$79,567
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$53,775
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
-$192k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$69,338
Natl Median: $81,651
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,024
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$81,625
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$82,000
Earnings (4yr)
$145,767
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$596k
Median Debt
$87,000
Earnings (4yr)
$75,402
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,500
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$57,541
Earnings (4yr)
$56,462
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,284
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,300
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,734
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$82,685
Earnings (4yr)
$138,166
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$295k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
DocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$154,477
Earnings (4yr)
$82,024
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$278,906
Earnings (4yr)
$111,890
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k

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.