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Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI 3,134 Undergrads 48.0% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$38,747
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$17,623
After Aid
Median Earnings
$67,268
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$17,623
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$67,268
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+29%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$52,260
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate48.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age26.4
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients43.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time59.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS76.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
97.8%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

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
+$586k
+$116k
+$100k
Median Cost$18k/yr
+$523k
+$53k
+$36k
Full Cost$39k/yr
+$447k
-$23k
-$40k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
32
∞
Median Cost$18k/yr
45
57%
Full Cost$39k/yr
Never
-28%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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 Return39%

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-49%

Program ROI Analysis

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Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,817
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$180k
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Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,373
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
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Median Debt
$16,860
Earnings (4yr)
$38,510
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
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Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$61,192
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
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Computer Science
AssocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,894
Natl Median: $62,283
Lifetime Value Added
+$246k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,371
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,913
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,901
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$25,437
Earnings (4yr)
$68,792
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
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Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 4101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,102
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,713
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,931
Earnings (4yr)
$71,344
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,948
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$61,516
Natl Median: $83,439
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$27,312
Earnings (4yr)
$76,469
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,532
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
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Median Debt
$25,125
Earnings (4yr)
$69,737
Natl Median: $73,587
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
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Median Debt
$26,375
Earnings (4yr)
$73,487
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$95k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,898
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$34,200
Earnings (4yr)
$64,247
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,524
Earnings (4yr)
$67,854
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,895
Natl Median: $53,266
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$21,424
Earnings (4yr)
$60,463
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
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Median Debt
$27,001
Earnings (4yr)
$58,907
Natl Median: $52,119
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
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Median Debt
$29,750
Earnings (4yr)
$78,357
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$132k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$25,062
Earnings (4yr)
$54,729
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
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Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $104,114
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Legal Support Services
PB-CertCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$45,068
Earnings (4yr)
$82,966
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,180
Natl Median: $71,241
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
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Median Debt
$46,313
Earnings (4yr)
$84,233
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
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Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,083
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$97,493
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$187k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$113,210
Earnings (4yr)
$84,825
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$112,459
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$318k
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Median Debt
$64,316
Earnings (4yr)
$67,552
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
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Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,363
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$39,530
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$50,057
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,086
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,893
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,117
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,608
Natl Median: $74,850
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
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Marketing
Gr-CertCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,837
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
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.