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CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY 18,623 Undergrads 31.6% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$12,866
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$4,976
After Aid
Median Earnings
$46,157
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$4,976
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$46,157
Peer Midpoint: $50,127.5
Graduation Rate31.6%
Peer Midpoint: 34.6%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients61.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time63.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS52.4%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
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
+$494k
-$21k
+$10k
Median Cost$5k/yr
+$485k
-$30k
+$890
Full Cost$13k/yr
+$471k
-$45k
-$14k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
45
∞
Median Cost$5k/yr
62
10%
Full Cost$13k/yr
Never
-58%
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 Return15%
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-27%
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
Certificates
Accounting and Related Services
CertCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,935
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$143,956
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$886k
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1002
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,383
Natl Median: $35,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Biotechnology
AssocCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,595
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$8,162
Earnings (4yr)
$52,860
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
AssocCIP: 5204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
AssocCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$8,600
Earnings (4yr)
$43,763
Natl Median: $43,243
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Community Organization and Advocacy
AssocCIP: 4402
Median Debt
$5,869
Earnings (4yr)
$43,706
Natl Median: $44,066
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,649
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Computer Science
AssocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$9,223
Earnings (4yr)
$57,686
Natl Median: $62,283
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
Computer Software and Media Applications
AssocCIP: 1108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,531
Natl Median: $41,737
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$7,730
Earnings (4yr)
$47,356
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Engineering, General
AssocCIP: 1401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,375
Natl Median: $72,916
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
English Language and Literature, General
AssocCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$33,103
Natl Median: $36,134
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
AssocCIP: 5207
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,095
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
AssocCIP: 0502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,387
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Finance and Financial Management Services
AssocCIP: 5208
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,913
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
AssocCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$32,956
Natl Median: $31,650
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Geography and Cartography
AssocCIP: 4507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,052
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Gerontology
AssocCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,252
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Graphic Communications
AssocCIP: 1003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$23,713
Natl Median: $36,221
Lifetime Value Added
-$228k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,128
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$6,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,599
Natl Median: $51,180
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
History
AssocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,929
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$7,247
Earnings (4yr)
$42,950
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
AssocCIP: 1601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,796
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,264
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
AssocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,803
Natl Median: $59,929
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Music
AssocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,056
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physical Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 4001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,438
Natl Median: $49,076
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Psychology, General
AssocCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$6,000
Earnings (4yr)
$40,967
Natl Median: $39,288
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
Public Health
AssocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,539
Natl Median: $43,759
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$12,480
Earnings (4yr)
$107,534
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$563k
Security Science and Technology
AssocCIP: 4304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,839
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 4501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,146
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
AssocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,133
Natl Median: $44,144
Lifetime Value Added
+$652
Teaching Assistants/Aides
AssocCIP: 1315
Median Debt
$9,129
Earnings (4yr)
$41,043
Natl Median: $36,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Visual and Performing Arts, General
AssocCIP: 5001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$16,786
Natl Median: $32,799
Lifetime Value Added
-$293k
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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.