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Champlain College
Burlington, VT 2,870 Undergrads 60.0% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$63,000
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$35,000
After Aid
Median Earnings
$58,386
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$35,000
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$58,386
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate60.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients22.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time76.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS71.2%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
66.7%
SAT Avg
1,262
SAT Reading
25th: 605-75th: 680
SAT Math
25th: 560-75th: 660
ACT Composite
25th: 27-75th: 31
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
+$504k
+$108k
+$20k
Median Cost$35k/yr
+$378k
-$18k
-$106k
Full Cost$63k/yr
+$278k
-$119k
-$207k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
47
∞
Median Cost$35k/yr
Never
-84%
Full Cost$63k/yr
Never
-91%
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-77%
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-84%
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
Associate's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,618
Lifetime Value Added
+$174k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$26,917
Earnings (5yr)
$65,238
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management
BachCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,967
Lifetime Value Added
-$355k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$57,302
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
BachCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$22,602
Earnings (5yr)
$45,757
Lifetime Value Added
-$200k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,513
Lifetime Value Added
-$236k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (2yr)
$59,417
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Computer Software and Media Applications
BachCIP: 1108
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$78,604
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
BachCIP: 1110
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$87,419
Lifetime Value Added
+$123k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$43,585
Lifetime Value Added
-$218k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$26,870
Earnings (5yr)
$51,815
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
BachCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (2yr)
$22,482
Lifetime Value Added
-$387k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,124
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (5yr)
$57,437
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$24,125
Earnings (5yr)
$65,282
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$308k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$42,016
Lifetime Value Added
-$231k
Security Science and Technology
BachCIP: 4304
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$89,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$48,655
Lifetime Value Added
-$176k
Visual and Performing Arts, General
BachCIP: 5001
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$44,607
Lifetime Value Added
-$210k
Master's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$31,090
Earnings (5yr)
$103,278
Lifetime Value Added
+$403k
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
MastCIP: 2202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$76,423
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
Security Science and Technology
MastCIP: 4304
Median Debt
$35,971
Earnings (2yr)
$111,435
Lifetime Value Added
+$531k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$36,271
Earnings (2yr)
$55,964
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
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.