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Creighton University
Omaha, NE 4,231 Undergrads 78.5% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$61,046
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$32,380
After Aid
Median Earnings
$73,911
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$32,380
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$73,911
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate78.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients6.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time98.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS86.2%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
72.3%
SAT Avg
1,296
SAT Reading
25th: 61063075th: 700
SAT Math
25th: 60062075th: 700
ACT Composite
25th: 242875th: 30
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
+$622k
+$225k
+$137k
Median Cost$32k/yr
+$505k
+$109k
+$21k
Full Cost$61k/yr
+$402k
+$6k
-$82k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
30
∞
Median Cost$32k/yr
53
18%
Full Cost$61k/yr
Never
-37%
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 Return21%
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-57%
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
$26,893
Earnings (5yr)
$94,656
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (5yr)
$66,620
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$79,487
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$26,733
Earnings (5yr)
$65,377
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,856
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$96,486
Lifetime Value Added
+$201k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,760
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (5yr)
$96,817
Lifetime Value Added
+$203k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$26,975
Earnings (5yr)
$93,767
Lifetime Value Added
+$180k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$24,427
Earnings (5yr)
$61,950
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$76,365
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
BachCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$137,948
Lifetime Value Added
+$509k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$51,720
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (5yr)
$78,423
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,551
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (5yr)
$81,280
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,627
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Master's Degrees
Business/Commerce, General
MastCIP: 5201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$114,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$507k
Dispute Resolution
MastCIP: 3028
Median Debt
$46,256
Earnings (5yr)
$84,455
Lifetime Value Added
+$246k
Finance and Financial Management Services
MastCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$40,450
Earnings (5yr)
$119,932
Lifetime Value Added
+$550k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$53,500
Earnings (5yr)
$71,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$133k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$135,597
Lifetime Value Added
+$683k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$27,920
Earnings (2yr)
$52,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,009
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
Doctoral Degrees
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$68,437
Earnings (5yr)
$98,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$170k
Professional Degrees
Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$297,323
Earnings (5yr)
$152,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$563k
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$128,182
Earnings (5yr)
$80,958
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$244,227
Earnings (5yr)
$180,260
Lifetime Value Added
+$759k
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
ProfCIP: 5120
Median Debt
$214,367
Earnings (5yr)
$142,708
Lifetime Value Added
+$489k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
ProfCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$69,000
Earnings (5yr)
$133,717
Lifetime Value Added
+$424k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
ProfCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$176,995
Earnings (5yr)
$76,677
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
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.