Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY 2,161 Undergrads 65.0% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$61,691

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$21,499

After Aid

Median Earnings

$64,564

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$21,499

Peer Midpoint: $20,081

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation

$64,564

Peer Midpoint: $60,428

Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment

$62,069

Peer Midpoint: $53,763

Graduation Rate65.0%

Peer Midpoint: 58.9%

Average Starting Age20.7

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients28.7%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time97.6%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS81.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

86.1%

SAT Avg

1,210

SAT Reading

25th: 51059575th: 630

SAT Math

25th: 52060075th: 620

ACT Composite

25th: 232475th: 28

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

+$572k

+$105k

+$88k

Median Cost$21k/yr

+$495k

+$28k

+$10k

Full Cost$62k/yr

+$350k

-$117k

-$134k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$21k/yr

13%

Full Cost$62k/yr

Never

-61%

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-22%

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-69%

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

Earnings (2yr)

$55,512

Natl Median: $76,194

Lifetime Value Added

-$44k

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

BachCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$79,698

Natl Median: $70,786

Lifetime Value Added

+$126k

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management

BachCIP: 5010

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,240

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

BachCIP: 2602

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,466

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

BachCIP: 2601

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (5yr)

$67,798

Natl Median: $57,214

Lifetime Value Added

+$25k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

BachCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$26,000

Earnings (4yr)

$63,991

Natl Median: $68,257

Lifetime Value Added

+$6k

Business/Commerce, General

BachCIP: 5201

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$61,519

Natl Median: $68,407

Lifetime Value Added

-$24k

Chemistry

BachCIP: 4005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,120

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

BachCIP: 5110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $75,975

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication and Media Studies

BachCIP: 0901

Median Debt

$25,853

Earnings (4yr)

$50,665

Natl Median: $56,359

Lifetime Value Added

-$103k

Computer and Information Sciences, General

BachCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $92,374

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Engineering

BachCIP: 1409

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $109,015

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

BachCIP: 4301

Median Debt

$25,990

Earnings (4yr)

$51,527

Natl Median: $55,378

Lifetime Value Added

-$95k

Design and Applied Arts

BachCIP: 5004

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,490

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

BachCIP: 5005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $39,775

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Economics

BachCIP: 4506

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$49,331

Natl Median: $82,686

Lifetime Value Added

-$97k

English Language and Literature, General

BachCIP: 2301

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$45,612

Natl Median: $48,590

Lifetime Value Added

-$145k

Finance and Financial Management Services

BachCIP: 5208

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$84,262

Natl Median: $83,343

Lifetime Value Added

+$161k

Fine and Studio Arts

BachCIP: 5007

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,367

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

BachCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,716

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

History

BachCIP: 5401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,680

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

BachCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,072

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

BachCIP: 5213

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $86,176

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mathematics

BachCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,562

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

BachCIP: 3099

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,693

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Music

BachCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$23,579

Natl Median: $42,892

Lifetime Value Added

-$328k

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

BachCIP: 0301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,012

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

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

$25,226

Earnings (4yr)

$52,228

Natl Median: $63,293

Lifetime Value Added

-$90k

Psychology, General

BachCIP: 4201

Median Debt

$25,990

Earnings (4yr)

$53,413

Natl Median: $50,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$80k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

BachCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$25,000

Earnings (4yr)

$82,814

Natl Median: $88,910

Lifetime Value Added

+$150k

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

BachCIP: 5123

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,792

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1609

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,000

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sociology

BachCIP: 4511

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,657

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Special Education and Teaching

BachCIP: 1310

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (5yr)

$45,601

Natl Median: $50,499

Lifetime Value Added

-$153k

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

BachCIP: 3105

Median Debt

$25,841

Earnings (4yr)

$61,841

Natl Median: $54,562

Lifetime Value Added

-$11k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

BachCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$27,000

Earnings (4yr)

$43,808

Natl Median: $47,382

Lifetime Value Added

-$161k

Theological and Ministerial Studies

BachCIP: 3906

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,535

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Accounting and Related Services

PB-CertCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $86,165

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

PB-CertCIP: 5110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $66,018

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Master's Degrees

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

MastCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $127,347

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

MastCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$26,735

Earnings (4yr)

$89,391

Natl Median: $103,485

Lifetime Value Added

+$108k

Business/Commerce, General

MastCIP: 5201

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$103,952

Natl Median: $125,988

Lifetime Value Added

+$218k

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

MastCIP: 5110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $90,984

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication and Media Studies

MastCIP: 0901

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $71,953

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Software and Media Applications

MastCIP: 1108

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $120,083

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Educational Administration and Supervision

MastCIP: 1304

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$71,227

Natl Median: $71,685

Lifetime Value Added

-$51k

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

MastCIP: 5100

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $78,149

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

MastCIP: 0907

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $75,972

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

MastCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$41,000

Earnings (4yr)

$107,394

Natl Median: $120,193

Lifetime Value Added

+$265k

Special Education and Teaching

MastCIP: 1310

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $64,397

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Taxation

MastCIP: 5216

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $114,810

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

MastCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$25,137

Earnings (4yr)

$54,573

Natl Median: $59,916

Lifetime Value Added

-$203k

Doctoral Degrees

Educational Administration and Supervision

DocCIP: 1304

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $100,573

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

DocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $138,131

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

DocCIP: 5123

Median Debt

$136,158

Earnings (4yr)

$81,343

Natl Median: $82,893

Lifetime Value Added

-$122k

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. 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.