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California Baptist University
Riverside, CA 7,914 Undergrads 60.5% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$52,408
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$27,384
After Aid
Median Earnings
$61,504
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$27,384
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$61,504
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate60.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients42.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time90.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.6%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
73.6%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
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
+$529k
+$132k
+$44k
Median Cost$27k/yr
+$430k
+$34k
-$54k
Full Cost$52k/yr
+$340k
-$56k
-$144k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
39
∞
Median Cost$27k/yr
Never
-55%
Full Cost$52k/yr
Never
-77%
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-49%
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-75%
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
$31,000
Earnings (5yr)
$81,101
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
Behavioral Sciences
BachCIP: 3017
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (2yr)
$33,281
Lifetime Value Added
-$261k
Bible/Biblical Studies
BachCIP: 3902
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,845
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (5yr)
$69,737
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Business/Commerce, General
BachCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$71,107
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$97,633
Lifetime Value Added
+$227k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$64,872
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$25,625
Earnings (5yr)
$53,473
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409
Median Debt
$26,800
Earnings (5yr)
$83,205
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$65,292
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$335k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$42,948
Lifetime Value Added
-$196k
Graphic Communications
BachCIP: 1003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,018
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$26,750
Earnings (5yr)
$53,477
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$26,490
Earnings (5yr)
$50,987
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
BachCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$26,375
Earnings (5yr)
$67,570
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (5yr)
$39,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$224k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (2yr)
$21,508
Lifetime Value Added
-$369k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$28,312
Earnings (5yr)
$55,626
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$65,667
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$92,844
Lifetime Value Added
+$192k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,338
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$53,379
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$57,219
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Public Administration
BachCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$36,707
Earnings (2yr)
$69,338
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$33,375
Earnings (5yr)
$49,280
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (5yr)
$46,015
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$33,323
Earnings (5yr)
$101,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$258k
Religion/Religious Studies
BachCIP: 3802
Median Debt
$24,474
Earnings (5yr)
$40,623
Lifetime Value Added
-$216k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$26,457
Earnings (5yr)
$51,977
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$28,160
Earnings (5yr)
$41,923
Lifetime Value Added
-$205k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$293k
Master's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$94,769
Earnings (5yr)
$65,082
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$23,851
Earnings (5yr)
$112,524
Lifetime Value Added
+$496k
Business/Commerce, General
MastCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (5yr)
$92,059
Lifetime Value Added
+$321k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (5yr)
$69,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$32,157
Earnings (5yr)
$81,045
Lifetime Value Added
+$226k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$23,309
Earnings (5yr)
$62,081
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$27,334
Earnings (5yr)
$89,832
Lifetime Value Added
+$302k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
MastCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$23,171
Earnings (5yr)
$70,524
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$93,083
Earnings (5yr)
$143,804
Lifetime Value Added
+$762k
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.