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Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus
Madison, NJ 1,990 Undergrads 64.1% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$54,204
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$22,829
After Aid
Median Earnings
$68,049
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$22,829
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$68,049
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate64.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients36.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS70.8%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
95.2%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
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
+$599k
+$132k
+$114k
Median Cost$23k/yr
+$517k
+$50k
+$32k
Full Cost$54k/yr
+$404k
-$63k
-$81k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
31
∞
Median Cost$23k/yr
48
39%
Full Cost$54k/yr
Never
-41%
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 Return15%
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-58%
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
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$41,796
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,753
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$183k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,559
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,593
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$57,829
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$76,778
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$99k
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,055
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$33,749
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$252k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,969
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
BachCIP: 5207
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
BachCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,958
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$84,606
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$159k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
BachCIP: 5100
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$25,125
Earnings (4yr)
$53,737
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Hospitality Administration/Management
BachCIP: 5209
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$71,188
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,525
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$75,172
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,192
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
BachCIP: 3000
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,292
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,888
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,977
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$98,585
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$266k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$35,169
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$240k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Visual and Performing Arts, General
BachCIP: 5001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,771
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
-$267k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$25,510
Earnings (4yr)
$108,803
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$275k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$27,332
Earnings (4yr)
$120,131
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$374k
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$42,425
Earnings (4yr)
$80,630
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$58,673
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,997
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
MastCIP: 1410
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
MastCIP: 5100
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,149
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
MastCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Hospitality Administration/Management
MastCIP: 5209
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,856
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
MastCIP: 5213
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Medical Illustration and Informatics
MastCIP: 5127
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
MastCIP: 5120
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,309
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$40,432
Earnings (4yr)
$145,105
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$590k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
MastCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$37,523
Earnings (4yr)
$67,441
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,298
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,376
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Graduate Certificates
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
Gr-CertCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,509
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Professional Degrees
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
ProfCIP: 5120
Median Debt
$198,813
Earnings (4yr)
$144,192
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$338k
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.