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California State University-Channel Islands
Camarillo, CA 5,013 Undergrads 72.6% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$23,561
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$9,849
After Aid
Median Earnings
$59,304
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$9,849
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$59,304
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate72.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients47.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time77.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS73.2%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
94.8%
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
+$530k
+$63k
+$46k
Median Cost$10k/yr
+$495k
+$28k
+$10k
Full Cost$24k/yr
+$445k
-$22k
-$39k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
39
∞
Median Cost$10k/yr
55
29%
Full Cost$24k/yr
Never
-46%
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 Return16%
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-44%
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
$19,375
Earnings (4yr)
$51,951
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$18,375
Earnings (4yr)
$62,384
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$71,183
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$58,498
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$13,429
Earnings (4yr)
$59,332
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$92,421
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$251k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$100,887
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$330k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,662
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
Education, Other
BachCIP: 1399
Median Debt
$14,467
Earnings (4yr)
$49,106
Natl Median: $49,113
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,200
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
BachCIP: 0302
Median Debt
$19,209
Earnings (4yr)
$67,558
Natl Median: $56,185
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
BachCIP: 0502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$13,038
Earnings (4yr)
$45,548
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
BachCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$14,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,396
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$15,898
Earnings (4yr)
$42,229
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$17,874
Earnings (4yr)
$54,015
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$17,062
Earnings (4yr)
$70,628
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$99k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
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
$15,520
Earnings (4yr)
$58,306
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,789
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$15,238
Earnings (4yr)
$112,691
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$420k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,202
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$14,717
Earnings (4yr)
$56,855
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Visual and Performing Arts, General
BachCIP: 5001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,140
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Master's Degrees
Biotechnology
MastCIP: 2612
Median Debt
$30,861
Earnings (4yr)
$110,845
Natl Median: $107,682
Lifetime Value Added
+$317k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$120,833
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$404k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,497
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.