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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg, PA 4,611 Undergrads 53.1% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$24,369
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$15,089
After Aid
Median Earnings
$56,148
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$15,089
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$56,148
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate53.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients40.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time93.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS72.6%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
92.9%
SAT Avg
1,078
SAT Reading
25th: 48053075th: 590
SAT Math
25th: 49052575th: 580
ACT Composite
25th: 202375th: 25
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
+$487k
+$90k
+$2k
Median Cost$15k/yr
+$432k
+$36k
-$52k
Full Cost$24k/yr
+$399k
+$2k
-$85k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
61
∞
Median Cost$15k/yr
Never
-96%
Full Cost$24k/yr
Never
-97%
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 Return-75%
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-69%
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
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$25,299
Earnings (5yr)
$54,090
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,052
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$60,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$22,623
Earnings (5yr)
$61,514
Lifetime Value Added
-$509
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,629
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$20,702
Earnings (5yr)
$50,501
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$23,300
Earnings (5yr)
$58,897
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Communications Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1001
Median Debt
$23,875
Earnings (5yr)
$55,076
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$24,125
Earnings (5yr)
$91,900
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
BachCIP: 1110
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (2yr)
$66,171
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (5yr)
$64,493
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,232
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
BachCIP: 2613
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (5yr)
$52,897
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,848
Lifetime Value Added
-$184k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$50,819
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$52,701
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (5yr)
$41,638
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
Hospitality Administration/Management
BachCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$26,905
Earnings (5yr)
$50,900
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,334
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
BachCIP: 3103
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (5yr)
$43,591
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$43,746
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$23,778
Earnings (5yr)
$43,988
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$23,750
Earnings (5yr)
$51,977
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$83,676
Lifetime Value Added
+$167k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
BachCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$28,250
Earnings (5yr)
$46,862
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,168
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (5yr)
$47,208
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$25,625
Earnings (5yr)
$62,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (5yr)
$58,152
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$24,812
Earnings (5yr)
$51,246
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$54,180
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Master's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$57,210
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$62,116
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$207k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (2yr)
$45,696
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
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.