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Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL 4,398 Undergrads 57.3% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$26,164
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$14,093
After Aid
Median Earnings
$51,989
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$14,093
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$51,989
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate57.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients46.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time88.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS72.5%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
67.8%
SAT Avg
1,010
SAT Reading
25th: 46052075th: 570
SAT Math
25th: 43050075th: 540
ACT Composite
25th: -2075th: -
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
+$453k
+$57k
-$31k
Median Cost$14k/yr
+$403k
+$6k
-$82k
Full Cost$26k/yr
+$359k
-$37k
-$125k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$14k/yr
Never
-161%
Full Cost$26k/yr
Never
-133%
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-138%
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-86%
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
$22,229
Earnings (5yr)
$79,045
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (5yr)
$58,333
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$23,676
Earnings (5yr)
$53,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$19,040
Earnings (5yr)
$56,875
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$63,486
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$24,348
Earnings (5yr)
$41,363
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1901
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$43,149
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$15,478
Earnings (5yr)
$83,935
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$23,725
Earnings (5yr)
$34,631
Lifetime Value Added
-$219k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,564
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$22,165
Earnings (5yr)
$50,730
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (5yr)
$44,527
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1506
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$76,860
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$23,803
Lifetime Value Added
-$299k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (5yr)
$53,353
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
BachCIP: 1601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,325
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
BachCIP: 5213
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$22,625
Earnings (5yr)
$63,447
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,926
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
$16,348
Earnings (5yr)
$59,275
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$50,907
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
BachCIP: 3103
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (2yr)
$32,391
Lifetime Value Added
-$221k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$20,326
Earnings (5yr)
$61,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,712
Earnings (5yr)
$50,288
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$70,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$49,650
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$22,062
Earnings (5yr)
$51,770
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (5yr)
$47,159
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$53,628
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Master's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$25,546
Earnings (5yr)
$83,141
Lifetime Value Added
+$269k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$20,226
Earnings (5yr)
$55,457
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$39,565
Earnings (5yr)
$65,847
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
MastCIP: 5131
Median Debt
$29,035
Earnings (5yr)
$60,679
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$17,123
Earnings (5yr)
$78,769
Lifetime Value Added
+$231k
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
MastCIP: 1901
Median Debt
$19,043
Earnings (5yr)
$61,034
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Fine and Studio Arts
MastCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$14,627
Earnings (5yr)
$59,438
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$15,601
Earnings (5yr)
$54,958
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
MastCIP: 1506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$78,838
Lifetime Value Added
+$232k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$26,269
Earnings (5yr)
$51,977
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$46,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
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.