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Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
Portales, NM 3,186 Undergrads 47.8% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$18,503
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$6,199
After Aid
Median Earnings
$38,550
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$6,199
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$38,550
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate47.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients41.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time69.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS57.1%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
54.9%
SAT Avg
965
SAT Reading
25th: 43050075th: 540
SAT Math
25th: 42048075th: 530
ACT Composite
25th: 151975th: 21
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
+$343k
-$53k
-$141k
Median Cost$6k/yr
+$321k
-$76k
-$164k
Full Cost$19k/yr
+$277k
-$120k
-$208k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$6k/yr
Never
-733%
Full Cost$19k/yr
Never
-312%
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-432%
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-142%
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
Ground Transportation
CertCIP: 4902
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$26,621
Lifetime Value Added
-$176k
Associate's Degrees
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$36,092
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,041
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (5yr)
$41,363
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$73,561
Lifetime Value Added
+$244k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$53,358
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,294
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Air Transportation
BachCIP: 4901
Median Debt
$17,000
Earnings (2yr)
$97,959
Lifetime Value Added
+$351k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,569
Lifetime Value Added
-$191k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$9,714
Earnings (5yr)
$47,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$16,375
Earnings (5yr)
$46,051
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$18,858
Earnings (5yr)
$46,067
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$15,577
Earnings (5yr)
$43,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$17,375
Earnings (5yr)
$44,100
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Engineering Technology, General
BachCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$97,959
Lifetime Value Added
+$351k
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$258k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$32,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (5yr)
$49,919
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$18,191
Earnings (5yr)
$48,443
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$17,900
Earnings (5yr)
$41,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$103,079
Lifetime Value Added
+$344k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$19,575
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$45,082
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$17,239
Earnings (5yr)
$54,215
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Master's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$27,848
Earnings (5yr)
$96,975
Lifetime Value Added
+$402k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$44,750
Earnings (5yr)
$62,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$23,272
Earnings (5yr)
$59,655
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
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.