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Eastern Washington University

Cheney, WA 6,222 Undergrads 58.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$24,879
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,647
After Aid
Median Earnings
$62,028
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$13,647
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$62,028
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$62,463
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate58.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)22.9
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients42.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time90.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS74.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
90.8%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
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
+$545k
+$75k
+$59k
Median Cost$14k/yr
+$496k
+$26k
+$10k
Full Cost$25k/yr
+$456k
-$15k
-$31k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
36
∞
Median Cost$14k/yr
56
20%
Full Cost$25k/yr
Never
-34%
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 Return34%

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-42%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,341
Natl Median: $43,761
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,134
Natl Median: $58,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
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Social Work
CertCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,689
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$75,927
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,499
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,142
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,873
Earnings (4yr)
$56,083
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
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Median Debt
$13,618
Earnings (4yr)
$65,503
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$14,129
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $66,874
Lifetime Value Added
-$206k
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Median Debt
$17,834
Earnings (4yr)
$50,969
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
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Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,245
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
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Median Debt
$23,220
Earnings (4yr)
$95,817
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$280k
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Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$46,104
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
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Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$16,198
Earnings (4yr)
$55,621
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
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Median Debt
$18,086
Earnings (4yr)
$75,533
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,490
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)
$60,954
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
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Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$85,599
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$202k
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Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
BachCIP: 1500
Median Debt
$18,583
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,526
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
BachCIP: 1599
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,265
Natl Median: $81,678
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
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Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$41,541
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$39,404
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,710
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,909
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
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Median Debt
$18,331
Earnings (5yr)
$67,748
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,244
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,286
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
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Median Debt
$16,199
Earnings (4yr)
$49,391
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,238
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
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Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$20,140
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$333k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,371
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,534
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
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Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$16,476
Earnings (4yr)
$64,677
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,693
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
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Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$85,495
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$201k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Natl Median: $52,119
Lifetime Value Added
-$196k
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Median Debt
$19,581
Earnings (4yr)
$56,507
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
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Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,964
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$316k
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Median Debt
$16,292
Earnings (4yr)
$58,106
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,206
Natl Median: $50,468
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,983
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
Median Debt
$17,468
Earnings (4yr)
$60,556
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
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Median Debt
$16,499
Earnings (4yr)
$53,502
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$15,202
Earnings (4yr)
$50,125
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,786
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
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Median Debt
$18,626
Earnings (4yr)
$54,974
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,593
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$16,159
Earnings (4yr)
$60,696
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,992
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,244
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
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Median Debt
$20,971
Earnings (4yr)
$55,671
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
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Median Debt
$19,250
Earnings (4yr)
$57,915
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,259
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,787
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,399
Earnings (4yr)
$87,458
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,665
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$54,810
Earnings (4yr)
$75,656
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,466
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,062
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$23,267
Earnings (4yr)
$65,234
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$25,425
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,520
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,107
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
-$193k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,973
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$186k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$27,944
Earnings (4yr)
$68,517
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
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Median Debt
$59,319
Earnings (4yr)
$75,152
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
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Median Debt
$38,516
Earnings (4yr)
$62,225
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,286
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$36,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,191
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,746
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,959
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,117
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,441
Natl Median: $60,655
Lifetime Value Added
+$472
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Public Health
Gr-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,684
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
Gr-CertCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,362
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$80,406
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
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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.