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Capital University
Columbus, OH 1,709 Undergrads 63.5% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$54,086
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$23,585
After Aid
Median Earnings
$54,143
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$23,585
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$54,143
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate63.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients29.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time97.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS76.2%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
73.2%
SAT Avg
1,118
SAT Reading
25th: 49057575th: 600
SAT Math
25th: 49055575th: 590
ACT Composite
25th: 182375th: 25
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
+$471k
+$74k
-$14k
Median Cost$24k/yr
+$386k
-$11k
-$99k
Full Cost$54k/yr
+$276k
-$120k
-$208k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$24k/yr
Never
-116%
Full Cost$54k/yr
Never
-107%
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-103%
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-89%
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
-
Earnings (5yr)
$81,240
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$58,735
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$23,949
Earnings (5yr)
$63,516
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Business/Managerial Economics
BachCIP: 5206
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$49,683
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$321k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$95,013
Lifetime Value Added
+$221k
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$59,750
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$25,817
Earnings (5yr)
$54,904
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$26,619
Earnings (5yr)
$57,758
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
$24,373
Earnings (5yr)
$45,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$44,322
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$25,218
Earnings (5yr)
$56,524
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$47,965
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$48,600
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,967
Lifetime Value Added
-$314k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$74,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$25,625
Earnings (5yr)
$47,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,531
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$49,486
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$47,168
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$49,188
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Master's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$42,583
Earnings (5yr)
$106,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$453k
Theological and Ministerial Studies
MastCIP: 3906
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$85,317
Lifetime Value Added
+$270k
Graduate Certificates
Legal Support Services
Gr-CertCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$69,338
Lifetime Value Added
+$251k
Professional Degrees
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$106,377
Earnings (5yr)
$79,762
Lifetime Value Added
+$64k
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.