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Total Cost
$71,365
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$21,526
After Aid
Median Earnings
$48,801
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$21,526
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$48,801
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate73.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients31.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time99.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS66.1%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
63.0%
SAT Avg
1,287
SAT Reading
25th: 59063575th: 720
SAT Math
25th: 61066075th: 710
ACT Composite
25th: 242675th: 30
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
+$444k
-$23k
-$41k
Median Cost$22k/yr
+$366k
-$101k
-$118k
Full Cost$71k/yr
+$187k
-$280k
-$298k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$22k/yr
Never
-153%
Full Cost$71k/yr
Never
-116%
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-120%
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-96%
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
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$24,472
Earnings (4yr)
$29,754
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$282k
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 2699
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business/Managerial Economics
BachCIP: 5206
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$84,668
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$164k
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
BachCIP: 2604
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,208
Natl Median: $66,697
Lifetime Value Added
-$204k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$21,968
Earnings (2yr)
$40,821
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Cognitive Science
BachCIP: 3025
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,496
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
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
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1603
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
BachCIP: 2613
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$24,456
Earnings (4yr)
$56,414
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
BachCIP: 2399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,476
Natl Median: $46,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
BachCIP: 0502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$313k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,069
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$250k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1605
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$40,227
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$198k
International Relations and National Security Studies
BachCIP: 4509
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,777
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
-$185k
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
BachCIP: 1601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
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 (2yr)
$24,035
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$324k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$26,425
Earnings (5yr)
$56,375
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,466
Earnings (4yr)
$45,715
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Religion/Religious Studies
BachCIP: 3802
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$39,702
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$196k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,218
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Science, Technology and Society
BachCIP: 3015
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,760
Natl Median: $67,452
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1604
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,351
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.