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Emory University
Atlanta, GA 7,298 Undergrads 92.2% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$83,622
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$22,585
After Aid
Median Earnings
$90,139
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$22,585
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$90,139
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate92.2%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients18.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time99.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS85.0%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
10.7%
SAT Avg
1,520
SAT Reading
25th: 72072075th: 760
SAT Math
25th: 75076075th: 790
ACT Composite
25th: 323375th: 35
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
+$768k
+$301k
+$283k
Median Cost$23k/yr
+$686k
+$220k
+$202k
Full Cost$84k/yr
+$467k
-$115
-$18k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
26
∞
Median Cost$23k/yr
31
249%
Full Cost$84k/yr
Never
-6%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation 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 Return80%
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%
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
Associate's Degrees
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$11,170
Earnings (4yr)
$57,474
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,279
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$21,515
Earnings (4yr)
$78,768
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$81,787
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$126k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$75,205
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Astronomy and Astrophysics
BachCIP: 4002
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$70,959
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$136,731
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$555k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$19,625
Earnings (4yr)
$79,034
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k
Classical and Ancient Studies
BachCIP: 3022
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,477
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$78,866
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$159,541
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$726k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1603
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$20,826
Earnings (4yr)
$111,631
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$366k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,143
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,762
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
BachCIP: 0502
Median Debt
$18,210
Earnings (4yr)
$58,745
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
BachCIP: 5006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,369
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,988
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
International Relations and National Security Studies
BachCIP: 4509
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$78,029
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,025
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$201k
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
BachCIP: 1601
Median Debt
$19,760
Earnings (4yr)
$76,993
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
BachCIP: 5213
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics and Computer Science
BachCIP: 3008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics and Statistics, Other
BachCIP: 2799
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,839
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,028
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1611
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,612
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$90,043
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$237k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
$23,172
Earnings (4yr)
$64,795
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
BachCIP: 2615
Median Debt
$17,421
Earnings (4yr)
$73,795
Natl Median: $62,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$15,250
Earnings (2yr)
$32,925
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$247k
Physical Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,944
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$94,001
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$232k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,702
Earnings (4yr)
$59,628
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (4yr)
$101,903
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$292k
Religion/Religious Studies
BachCIP: 3802
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Research and Experimental Psychology
BachCIP: 4227
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,848
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$72,399
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1604
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$65,354
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$87,254
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$180k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$20,983
Earnings (4yr)
$93,446
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$227k
Visual and Performing Arts, General
BachCIP: 5001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
Public Health
PB-CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$87,660
Natl Median: $78,697
Lifetime Value Added
+$167k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
PB-CertCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,346
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Master's Degrees
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
MastCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$170,901
Earnings (4yr)
$226,131
Natl Median: $162,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$1280k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$174,639
Earnings (4yr)
$134,153
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$496k
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
MastCIP: 2611
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$120,576
Natl Median: $110,121
Lifetime Value Added
+$378k
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
MastCIP: 1405
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$60,046
Earnings (4yr)
$196,191
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$1031k
Business/Commerce, General
MastCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$47,269
Earnings (4yr)
$209,140
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$1140k
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer and Information Sciences, General
MastCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
MastCIP: 2613
Median Debt
$66,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,235
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,173
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
English Language and Literature, General
MastCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
MastCIP: 5006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,486
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
MastCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Genetics
MastCIP: 2608
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$72,671
Natl Median: $92,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
MastCIP: 2202
Median Debt
$66,876
Earnings (4yr)
$108,211
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$271k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
MastCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,439
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$225k
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
MastCIP: 5213
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies
MastCIP: 5114
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$247,837
Natl Median: $198,417
Lifetime Value Added
+$1454k
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
MastCIP: 3907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,024
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
MastCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
MastCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$66,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,896
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$63,050
Earnings (4yr)
$121,958
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$390k
Religious Education
MastCIP: 3904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,328
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Theological and Ministerial Studies
MastCIP: 3906
Median Debt
$58,657
Earnings (4yr)
$63,450
Natl Median: $61,300
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
MastCIP: 3999
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Doctoral Degrees
Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,473
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Behavioral Sciences
DocCIP: 3017
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $104,514
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$105,042
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
DocCIP: 2611
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $153,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
DocCIP: 1405
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$119,953
Natl Median: $131,848
Lifetime Value Added
+$161k
Business/Commerce, General
DocCIP: 5201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $149,621
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$49,019
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
-$358k
Computer Science
DocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $178,476
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
DocCIP: 2613
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
English Language and Literature, General
DocCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,551
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
DocCIP: 0502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
DocCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,718
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
DocCIP: 2202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,071
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
DocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,534
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
DocCIP: 1601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
DocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
DocCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
DocCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,449
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
DocCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
DocCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
DocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$70,165
Earnings (4yr)
$130,211
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$236k
Religion/Religious Studies
DocCIP: 3802
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,175
Natl Median: $67,164
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
DocCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,860
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Professional Degrees
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$134,617
Earnings (4yr)
$152,126
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$397k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$181,971
Earnings (4yr)
$98,605
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
ProfCIP: 3907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,502
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
ProfCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$146,677
Earnings (4yr)
$85,267
Natl Median: $81,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Theological and Ministerial Studies
ProfCIP: 3906
Median Debt
$50,560
Earnings (4yr)
$97,227
Natl Median: $63,395
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.