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Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC 9,909 Undergrads 52.5% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$26,050
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,742
After Aid
Median Earnings
$47,258
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$13,742
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$47,258
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate52.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients29.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time95.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS63.8%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
80.2%
SAT Avg
1,128
SAT Reading
25th: 53056075th: 610
SAT Math
25th: 52055075th: 600
ACT Composite
25th: 202375th: 26
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
+$415k
+$19k
-$69k
Median Cost$14k/yr
+$366k
-$31k
-$119k
Full Cost$26k/yr
+$321k
-$75k
-$163k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$14k/yr
Never
-240%
Full Cost$26k/yr
Never
-174%
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-207%
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-102%
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
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$66,105
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,375
Earnings (5yr)
$49,256
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$59,876
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Business/Managerial Economics
BachCIP: 5206
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,443
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$22,333
Earnings (5yr)
$49,719
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$69,074
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$37,002
Lifetime Value Added
-$197k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$30,787
Lifetime Value Added
-$251k
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
BachCIP: 2613
Median Debt
$23,973
Earnings (5yr)
$41,398
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (5yr)
$39,198
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$25,683
Earnings (5yr)
$66,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$46,652
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$25,062
Earnings (5yr)
$44,119
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
Hospitality Administration/Management
BachCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$46,742
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Information Science/Studies
BachCIP: 1104
Median Debt
$20,336
Earnings (5yr)
$78,764
Lifetime Value Added
+$135k
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations
BachCIP: 2902
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$49,288
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$25,225
Earnings (5yr)
$43,704
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (5yr)
$63,667
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,810
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (5yr)
$54,322
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,479
Earnings (5yr)
$45,124
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$25,625
Earnings (5yr)
$52,470
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$16,666
Earnings (5yr)
$78,547
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (5yr)
$44,757
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$25,563
Earnings (5yr)
$46,262
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$25,565
Earnings (5yr)
$43,180
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$24,486
Earnings (5yr)
$77,337
Lifetime Value Added
+$219k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,354
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (5yr)
$72,471
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$33,461
Earnings (5yr)
$48,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
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.