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Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE 10,220 Undergrads 54.2% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$22,688
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$11,743
After Aid
Median Earnings
$72,243
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$11,743
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$72,243
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$65,909
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate54.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)31.5
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 Recipients33.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time65.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS80.5%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
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)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$624k
+$154k
+$138k
Median Cost$12k/yr
+$582k
+$112k
+$96k
Full Cost$23k/yr
+$543k
+$72k
+$56k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
30
∞
Median Cost$12k/yr
35
226%
Full Cost$23k/yr
42
69%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ 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

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 Return223%

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 Return12%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$29,062
Earnings (4yr)
$62,349
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,821
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
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Median Debt
$22,875
Earnings (4yr)
$84,019
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$196k
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Median Debt
$19,499
Earnings (4yr)
$83,581
Natl Median: $28,311
Lifetime Value Added
+$193k
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Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$71,128
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,294
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
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Median Debt
$17,897
Earnings (4yr)
$80,378
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
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Median Debt
$17,375
Earnings (4yr)
$90,435
Natl Median: $83,439
Lifetime Value Added
+$245k
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Median Debt
$24,629
Earnings (4yr)
$84,901
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$203k
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Median Debt
$21,683
Earnings (4yr)
$57,178
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
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Median Debt
$19,367
Earnings (4yr)
$48,632
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
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Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$93,688
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$270k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,107
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$98,487
Natl Median: $75,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$307k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,242
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,132
Natl Median: $70,193
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,702
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
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Median Debt
$10,351
Earnings (4yr)
$36,592
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$188k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,136
Natl Median: $57,149
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
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Median Debt
$24,238
Earnings (4yr)
$82,946
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,500
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,320
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$24,633
Earnings (4yr)
$56,540
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,042
Earnings (2yr)
$67,660
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$92k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,052
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,304
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$16,485
Earnings (4yr)
$54,444
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,887
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,877
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
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Median Debt
$43,002
Earnings (4yr)
$94,370
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$170k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$38,030
Earnings (4yr)
$136,523
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$537k
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Median Debt
$50,423
Earnings (4yr)
$126,292
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$449k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$92,230
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$46,349
Earnings (4yr)
$89,671
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$129k
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Median Debt
$48,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,226
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,050
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$102,118
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$238k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$65,423
Earnings (4yr)
$75,660
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
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Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$40,498
Earnings (4yr)
$76,788
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
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Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,464
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$76,154
Earnings (4yr)
$56,332
Natl Median: $65,443
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
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Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,734
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.