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Concordia University-Nebraska

Seward, NE 1,283 Undergrads 61.7% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$53,292
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$23,965
After Aid
Median Earnings
$53,848
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$23,965
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$53,848
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$52,415
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate61.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.2
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients26.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time95.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
85.7%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: -57075th: -
SAT Math
25th: -55575th: -
ACT Composite
25th: -2375th: -

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)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$486k
+$19k
+$1k
Median Cost$24k/yr
+$399k
-$68k
-$85k
Full Cost$53k/yr
+$294k
-$173k
-$191k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
62
∞
Median Cost$24k/yr
Never
-99%
Full Cost$53k/yr
Never
-99%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation 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-90%

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-86%
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

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Behavioral Sciences
BachCIP: 3017
Median Debt
$26,865
Earnings (4yr)
$48,215
Natl Median: $48,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,419
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,031
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
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
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,074
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Religious Education
BachCIP: 3904
Median Debt
$28,500
Earnings (4yr)
$55,729
Natl Median: $43,633
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Religious Music and Worship
BachCIP: 3905
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,456
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$26,989
Earnings (4yr)
$48,490
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,047
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Median Debt
$23,585
Earnings (4yr)
$38,865
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$212k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,259
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,162
Natl Median: $44,535
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$33,972
Earnings (4yr)
$75,289
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Median Debt
$33,454
Earnings (4yr)
$62,319
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Median Debt
$33,610
Earnings (4yr)
$74,896
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
$35,457
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,927
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
-$333k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,668
Natl Median: $57,050
Lifetime Value Added
-$367k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,297
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Median Debt
$37,479
Earnings (4yr)
$56,495
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$26,256
Earnings (4yr)
$70,432
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,011
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$194k
Median Debt
$33,454
Earnings (4yr)
$59,994
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,149
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
-$192k

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,159
Natl Median: $71,178
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k

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.