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Cornell University

Ithaca, NY 15,995 Undergrads 95.7% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$88,140
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$28,690
After Aid
Median Earnings
$113,372
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$28,690
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$113,372
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$104,043
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate95.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age19.8
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients18.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time99.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS88.2%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
8.8%
SAT Avg
1,535
SAT Reading
25th: 73073075th: 770
SAT Math
25th: 77077575th: 800
ACT Composite
25th: 333475th: 35

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
+$945k
+$478k
+$460k
Median Cost$29k/yr
+$841k
+$374k
+$357k
Full Cost$88k/yr
+$627k
+$161k
+$143k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
25
∞
Median Cost$29k/yr
29
346%
Full Cost$88k/yr
42
45%
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 Return175%

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-14%
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
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$145,218
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$597k
Median Debt
$14,814
Earnings (4yr)
$99,600
Natl Median: $84,624
Lifetime Value Added
+$252k
Median Debt
$13,109
Earnings (4yr)
$67,954
Natl Median: $53,676
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$12,730
Earnings (4yr)
$52,967
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$34,526
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$254k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$94,967
Natl Median: $57,640
Lifetime Value Added
+$217k
Archeology
BachCIP: 4503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,748
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,315
Earnings (4yr)
$71,914
Natl Median: $70,074
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,920
Natl Median: $66,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$18
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$17,250
Earnings (4yr)
$96,976
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
+$232k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,210
Earnings (4yr)
$85,883
Natl Median: $65,681
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,998
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$69,083
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$124,242
Natl Median: $86,713
Lifetime Value Added
+$439k
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,361
Earnings (4yr)
$116,165
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$378k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$15,121
Earnings (4yr)
$79,311
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$97k
Median Debt
$12,952
Earnings (5yr)
$70,676
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$91,242
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,400
Earnings (4yr)
$88,463
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$167k
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$144,389
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$591k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$14,750
Earnings (4yr)
$223,309
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$1176k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$137,935
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$542k
Median Debt
$14,725
Earnings (4yr)
$147,241
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$612k
Engineering Physics
BachCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,154
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$128,207
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$469k
Engineering, Other
BachCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,989
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,300
Earnings (4yr)
$65,089
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Natl Median: $57,461
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Median Debt
$13,176
Earnings (4yr)
$103,016
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
+$278k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$41,784
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$204k
Median Debt
$14,749
Earnings (4yr)
$84,147
Natl Median: $70,873
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$339k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$17,110
Earnings (4yr)
$82,031
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
Median Debt
$13,086
Earnings (4yr)
$112,289
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$349k
Median Debt
$15,259
Earnings (4yr)
$73,066
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$112,713
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$352k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,839
Natl Median: $56,491
Lifetime Value Added
-$279k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,387
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (5yr)
$53,112
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Median Debt
$16,199
Earnings (5yr)
$107,760
Natl Median: $91,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$298k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$13,500
Earnings (4yr)
$134,455
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$516k
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$112,212
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$348k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$68,088
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$13,250
Earnings (4yr)
$60,728
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
Operations Research
BachCIP: 1437
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$151,709
Natl Median: $122,531
Lifetime Value Added
+$646k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,208
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$230k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$15,961
Earnings (4yr)
$118,649
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$397k
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$14,250
Earnings (4yr)
$58,960
Natl Median: $56,567
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Median Debt
$14,400
Earnings (4yr)
$95,391
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$220k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,049
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$12,133
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,125
Earnings (4yr)
$126,767
Natl Median: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
+$458k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,610
Earnings (4yr)
$89,275
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,452
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$11,650
Earnings (4yr)
$73,200
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$111,090
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$340k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,439
Natl Median: $47,629
Lifetime Value Added
-$319k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,055
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$23,803
Natl Median: $75,006
Lifetime Value Added
-$461k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$132,449
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
+$470k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$163,586
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$739k
Animal Sciences
MastCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,394
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Archeology
MastCIP: 4503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,995
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$145,928
Earnings (4yr)
$76,785
Natl Median: $77,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,284
Natl Median: $74,139
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,398
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$60,500
Earnings (4yr)
$120,467
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
+$366k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,090
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$129,912
Earnings (4yr)
$226,632
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$1272k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$114,309
Natl Median: $115,468
Lifetime Value Added
+$293k
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$43,408
Earnings (4yr)
$86,756
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,197
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,597
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$73,233
Earnings (4yr)
$196,882
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$1026k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$34,528
Earnings (4yr)
$235,762
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$1346k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$156,103
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$674k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,295
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering Physics
MastCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$84,653
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,332
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
MastCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$98,447
Earnings (4yr)
$141,532
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$548k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,651
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,496
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$105,553
Natl Median: $74,856
Lifetime Value Added
+$236k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$44,500
Earnings (4yr)
$155,909
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$672k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,869
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,689
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,282
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,805
Earnings (4yr)
$128,130
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$432k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Operations Research
MastCIP: 1437
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$203,340
Natl Median: $161,561
Lifetime Value Added
+$1080k
Philosophy
MastCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
MastCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,814
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$51,608
Earnings (4yr)
$100,325
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$190k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Real Estate
MastCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$108,649
Natl Median: $135,104
Lifetime Value Added
+$301k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,443
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$142,846
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
+$560k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,772
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $122,650
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Animal Sciences
DocCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,778
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,729
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
DocCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,249
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $102,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,683
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $153,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,507
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,578
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $141,187
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,533
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
DocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,931
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
DocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $178,476
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,704
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,231
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
DocCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,718
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,003
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
DocCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $102,123
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Law
DocCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$162,160
Earnings (4yr)
$259,851
Natl Median: $105,518
Lifetime Value Added
+$1139k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,845
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
DocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,592
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,076
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
DocCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
DocCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,449
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
DocCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,502
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,410
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,860
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
DocCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $156,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $135,581
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$148,213
Earnings (4yr)
$143,425
Natl Median: $139,914
Lifetime Value Added
+$311k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$103,352
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,636
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

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.