Drury University

Springfield, MO 1,383 Undergrads 60.7% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$48,846

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$20,831

After Aid

Median Earnings

$47,568

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$20,831

Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$47,568

Peer Midpoint: $60,428

Graduation Rate60.7%

Peer Midpoint: 58.9%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients26.5%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time98.9%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS63.2%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

57.6%

SAT Avg

1,218

SAT Reading

25th: 57059075th: 670

SAT Math

25th: 56057075th: 620

ACT Composite

25th: 222775th: 29

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

+$433k

-$34k

-$51k

Median Cost$21k/yr

+$358k

-$109k

-$126k

Full Cost$49k/yr

+$257k

-$209k

-$227k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

Never

-∞

Median Cost$21k/yr

Never

-168%

Full Cost$49k/yr

Never

-129%

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-140%

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-97%

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

Criminal Justice and Corrections

CertCIP: 4301

Median Debt

$5,500

Earnings (4yr)

$47,006

Natl Median: $57,702

Lifetime Value Added

+$41k

Associate's Degrees

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

AssocCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,389

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Behavioral Sciences

AssocCIP: 3017

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,793

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

AssocCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$18,810

Earnings (4yr)

$48,281

Natl Median: $48,733

Lifetime Value Added

-$7k

Criminal Justice and Corrections

AssocCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$37,127

Natl Median: $46,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$126k

Education, General

AssocCIP: 1301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,787

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

English Language and Literature, General

AssocCIP: 2301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $36,134

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Homeland Security

AssocCIP: 4303

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,829

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Legal Support Services

AssocCIP: 2203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,669

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$33,531

Natl Median: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

-$156k

Psychology, General

AssocCIP: 4201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$30,595

Natl Median: $39,288

Lifetime Value Added

-$186k

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

AssocCIP: 3105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,162

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Theological and Ministerial Studies

AssocCIP: 3906

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,367

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

BachCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$80,200

Natl Median: $76,194

Lifetime Value Added

+$132k

Architectural Sciences and Technology

BachCIP: 0409

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $70,074

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Architecture

BachCIP: 0402

Median Debt

$31,000

Earnings (4yr)

$70,134

Natl Median: $66,914

Lifetime Value Added

+$56k

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management

BachCIP: 5010

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,240

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

BachCIP: 2602

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,466

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

BachCIP: 2601

Median Debt

$23,424

Earnings (4yr)

$49,387

Natl Median: $57,214

Lifetime Value Added

-$111k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

BachCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$22,778

Earnings (4yr)

$52,286

Natl Median: $68,257

Lifetime Value Added

-$87k

Chemistry

BachCIP: 4005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,120

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication and Media Studies

BachCIP: 0901

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,359

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Engineering

BachCIP: 1409

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $109,015

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Science

BachCIP: 1107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $107,009

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

BachCIP: 4301

Median Debt

$31,053

Earnings (4yr)

$47,695

Natl Median: $55,378

Lifetime Value Added

-$125k

Criminology

BachCIP: 4504

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,556

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Design and Applied Arts

BachCIP: 5004

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$51,276

Natl Median: $51,490

Lifetime Value Added

-$103k

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

BachCIP: 5005

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$21,964

Natl Median: $39,775

Lifetime Value Added

-$341k

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology

BachCIP: 2613

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,842

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Economics

BachCIP: 4506

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $82,686

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Educational/Instructional Media Design

BachCIP: 1305

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,308

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

English Language and Literature, General

BachCIP: 2301

Median Debt

$15,634

Earnings (4yr)

$35,543

Natl Median: $48,590

Lifetime Value Added

-$229k

Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy

BachCIP: 0302

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,185

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Finance and Financial Management Services

BachCIP: 5208

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$62,319

Natl Median: $83,343

Lifetime Value Added

-$15k

Fine and Studio Arts

BachCIP: 5007

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,367

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Graphic Communications

BachCIP: 1003

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,283

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

BachCIP: 5100

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$30,409

Natl Median: $61,296

Lifetime Value Added

-$263k

History

BachCIP: 5401

Median Debt

$25,125

Earnings (4yr)

$41,996

Natl Median: $50,680

Lifetime Value Added

-$174k

Homeland Security

BachCIP: 4303

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $70,193

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Services, General

BachCIP: 4400

Median Debt

$20,550

Earnings (4yr)

$39,257

Natl Median: $48,597

Lifetime Value Added

-$197k

International Relations and National Security Studies

BachCIP: 4509

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $66,596

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Journalism

BachCIP: 0904

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,278

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

BachCIP: 2401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$47,160

Natl Median: $53,072

Lifetime Value Added

-$130k

Marketing

BachCIP: 5214

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$47,260

Natl Median: $69,303

Lifetime Value Added

-$113k

Mathematics

BachCIP: 2701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,562

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General

BachCIP: 3000

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,532

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Music

BachCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $42,892

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

BachCIP: 0301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,012

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

BachCIP: 2615

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,451

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Philosophy

BachCIP: 3801

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,455

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Physics

BachCIP: 4008

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $76,786

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences

BachCIP: 2609

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,172

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Political Science and Government

BachCIP: 4510

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $63,293

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, General

BachCIP: 4201

Median Debt

$20,958

Earnings (4yr)

$42,425

Natl Median: $50,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$170k

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

BachCIP: 0909

Median Debt

$23,250

Earnings (2yr)

$35,416

Natl Median: $63,560

Lifetime Value Added

-$218k

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

BachCIP: 5123

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,792

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Religion/Religious Studies

BachCIP: 3802

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,390

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

BachCIP: 2313

Median Debt

$20,186

Earnings (4yr)

$50,287

Natl Median: $48,471

Lifetime Value Added

-$103k

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

BachCIP: 1609

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,000

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sociology

BachCIP: 4511

Median Debt

$29,000

Earnings (4yr)

$43,676

Natl Median: $52,657

Lifetime Value Added

-$159k

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

BachCIP: 3105

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$47,689

Natl Median: $54,562

Lifetime Value Added

-$133k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

BachCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$19,478

Earnings (4yr)

$37,713

Natl Median: $47,382

Lifetime Value Added

-$210k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

BachCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,389

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Master's Degrees

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management

MastCIP: 5010

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$36,141

Natl Median: $59,685

Lifetime Value Added

-$367k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

MastCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$17,968

Earnings (4yr)

$79,592

Natl Median: $103,485

Lifetime Value Added

+$23k

Curriculum and Instruction

MastCIP: 1303

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$42,363

Natl Median: $60,185

Lifetime Value Added

-$303k

Educational Administration and Supervision

MastCIP: 1304

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $71,685

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Educational/Instructional Media Design

MastCIP: 1305

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$34,704

Natl Median: $70,644

Lifetime Value Added

-$382k

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

MastCIP: 0909

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $80,125

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education

MastCIP: 1309

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$38,289

Natl Median: $66,129

Lifetime Value Added

-$344k

Special Education and Teaching

MastCIP: 1310

Median Debt

$21,855

Earnings (4yr)

$42,026

Natl Median: $64,397

Lifetime Value Added

-$323k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

MastCIP: 1312

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$45,581

Natl Median: $59,916

Lifetime Value Added

-$297k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

MastCIP: 1313

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$48,720

Natl Median: $63,707

Lifetime Value Added

-$267k

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.