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California State University-Stanislaus

Turlock, CA 8,385 Undergrads 70.1% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$19,739
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$6,067
After Aid
Median Earnings
$58,952
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$6,067
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$58,952
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$63,188
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate70.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age23.2
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 Recipients55.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time80.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS73.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
98.1%
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
+$527k
+$60k
+$43k
Median Cost$6k/yr
+$505k
+$39k
+$21k
Full Cost$20k/yr
+$456k
-$11k
-$28k

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
39
∞
Median Cost$6k/yr
48
96%
Full Cost$20k/yr
Never
-40%
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 Return31%

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 Return-36%
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

Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other
BachCIP: 0199
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $65,543
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,669
Natl Median: $53,676
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,321
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$14,116
Earnings (4yr)
$59,229
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,677
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,392
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
Cognitive Science
BachCIP: 3025
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,496
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,007
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$12,655
Earnings (4yr)
$71,601
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$51,740
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,967
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,501
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,375
Earnings (4yr)
$41,072
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
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
$12,415
Earnings (4yr)
$80,630
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$189k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$10,275
Earnings (4yr)
$49,882
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Median Debt
$13,561
Earnings (4yr)
$59,251
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$12,256
Earnings (4yr)
$65,184
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physical Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,944
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,968
Earnings (4yr)
$56,330
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$233
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$13,847
Earnings (4yr)
$50,348
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$126,959
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$541k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,145
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
Median Debt
$14,752
Earnings (4yr)
$55,109
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$10,971
Earnings (4yr)
$46,340
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$15,477
Earnings (4yr)
$57,060
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
Median Debt
$13,750
Earnings (4yr)
$44,020
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$28,372
Earnings (4yr)
$92,461
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$163k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$84,580
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$49,644
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$202k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$103,078
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$292k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,122
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,509
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$54,661
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$35,500
Earnings (4yr)
$84,837
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$116,469
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k

Other Programs

Education, General
DegCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,729
Natl Median: $62,645
Lifetime Value Added
-$198k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,406
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
DegCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,904
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,901
Natl Median: $59,347
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k

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.