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Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL 4,188 Undergrads 58.1% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$26,962
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$12,717
After Aid
Median Earnings
$55,547
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$12,717
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$55,547
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$55,885
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate58.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)21.9
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients48.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time88.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS71.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
65.3%
SAT Avg
1,000
SAT Reading
25th: 46051075th: 560
SAT Math
25th: 42049075th: 530
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
+$493k
+$23k
+$7k
Median Cost$13k/yr
+$447k
-$23k
-$39k
Full Cost$27k/yr
+$396k
-$74k
-$91k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
56
∞
Median Cost$13k/yr
Never
-86%
Full Cost$27k/yr
Never
-93%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • 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-70%

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-71%

Program ROI Analysis

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Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,840
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,556
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$22,646
Earnings (4yr)
$53,725
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,887
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
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Median Debt
$15,250
Earnings (4yr)
$60,473
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,220
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,872
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,815
Earnings (4yr)
$47,222
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
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Median Debt
$25,226
Earnings (4yr)
$49,209
Natl Median: $48,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
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Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,704
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
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Median Debt
$17,864
Earnings (4yr)
$39,923
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$163k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,281
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$40,597
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,362
Natl Median: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,038
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
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Median Debt
$20,745
Earnings (4yr)
$52,078
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,677
Earnings (4yr)
$60,985
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$62,994
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$34,603
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$197k
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Median Debt
$17,198
Earnings (4yr)
$54,791
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$21,419
Earnings (4yr)
$49,236
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,424
Natl Median: $50,468
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
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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
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,519
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$18,109
Earnings (4yr)
$49,478
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
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Median Debt
$23,954
Earnings (4yr)
$59,401
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$1k
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Median Debt
$22,478
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,888
Earnings (5yr)
$89,351
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$220k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$23,375
Earnings (4yr)
$48,925
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
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Median Debt
$15,216
Earnings (4yr)
$47,566
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$20,087
Earnings (4yr)
$50,502
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
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Median Debt
$18,079
Earnings (4yr)
$43,190
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
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Median Debt
$21,016
Earnings (4yr)
$54,548
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
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Master's Degrees

Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,572
Earnings (5yr)
$72,140
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
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Median Debt
$23,433
Earnings (4yr)
$95,880
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$182k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,772
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$34,952
Earnings (4yr)
$61,989
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
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Median Debt
$17,580
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,856
Natl Median: $62,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
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Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (4yr)
$72,758
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$56,435
Natl Median: $60,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
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Median Debt
$15,527
Earnings (4yr)
$58,301
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,784
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Gerontology
MastCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,346
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$277k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,047
Natl Median: $89,051
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
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Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,359
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,533
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
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Median Debt
$27,856
Earnings (4yr)
$51,527
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$217k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $111,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$46,673
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$246k
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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.