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California State University-East Bay

Hayward, CA 9,809 Undergrads 68.6% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$22,850
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$9,320
After Aid
Median Earnings
$72,596
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$9,320
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$72,596
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$71,401
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate68.6%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age24.6
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 Recipients44.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time77.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.7%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
97.4%
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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$634k
+$167k
+$149k
Median Cost$9k/yr
+$600k
+$133k
+$116k
Full Cost$23k/yr
+$551k
+$85k
+$67k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
30
∞
Median Cost$9k/yr
33
345%
Full Cost$23k/yr
41
82%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return251%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return23%
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Bachelor's Degrees

Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,863
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$18,272
Earnings (4yr)
$74,010
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
Median Debt
$16,125
Earnings (4yr)
$77,567
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,708
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$719
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,720
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$119,900
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$476k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$119,067
Natl Median: $95,124
Lifetime Value Added
+$470k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,835
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,155
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,863
Earnings (4yr)
$53,147
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Median Debt
$13,884
Earnings (4yr)
$57,145
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Median Debt
$16,625
Earnings (4yr)
$46,136
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,190
Earnings (4yr)
$68,231
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,217
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Median Debt
$18,579
Earnings (4yr)
$65,655
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Median Debt
$17,516
Earnings (4yr)
$57,898
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
+$821
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$93,793
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$278k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,885
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Median Debt
$14,181
Earnings (4yr)
$57,755
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$338
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,333
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,227
Natl Median: $50,983
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
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
Median Debt
$18,322
Earnings (4yr)
$71,022
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,436
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Median Debt
$14,747
Earnings (4yr)
$150,921
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$709k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$17,757
Earnings (4yr)
$62,427
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$18,854
Earnings (4yr)
$56,938
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$103,608
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$255k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Median Debt
$29,439
Earnings (4yr)
$121,899
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$414k
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$39,757
Earnings (4yr)
$93,943
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$170k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,166
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$91,220
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Median Debt
$22,151
Earnings (4yr)
$109,423
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$305k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$37,140
Earnings (4yr)
$92,197
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,856
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$100,237
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$225k
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
-$232k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$35,500
Earnings (4yr)
$99,879
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$222k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$35,394
Earnings (4yr)
$96,198
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
+$190k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,760
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$25,847
Earnings (4yr)
$142,606
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
+$593k
Median Debt
$39,757
Earnings (4yr)
$85,452
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$154,918
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$465k

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.