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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL 7,516 Undergrads 60.7% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$24,047
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$15,847
After Aid
Median Earnings
$44,349
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$15,847
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$44,349
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate60.7%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients57.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time89.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS61.8%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
21.1%
SAT Avg
1,100
SAT Reading
25th: 53055575th: 590
SAT Math
25th: 50052575th: 560
ACT Composite
25th: 202075th: 24
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
+$391k
-$5k
-$93k
Median Cost$16k/yr
+$334k
-$62k
-$150k
Full Cost$24k/yr
+$305k
-$92k
-$180k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$16k/yr
Never
-263%
Full Cost$24k/yr
Never
-208%
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-263%
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-112%
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
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,159
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Agricultural Business and Management
BachCIP: 0101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Lifetime Value Added
-$174k
Agriculture, General
BachCIP: 0100
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (5yr)
$42,263
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$26,750
Earnings (5yr)
$71,065
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$69,168
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,251
Earnings (5yr)
$55,361
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$22,977
Earnings (5yr)
$58,437
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (5yr)
$66,418
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Construction Engineering Technologies
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (5yr)
$86,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$44,942
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$26,125
Earnings (5yr)
$36,500
Lifetime Value Added
-$209k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$252k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$26,208
Earnings (5yr)
$46,377
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
BachCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$25,750
Earnings (5yr)
$44,896
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$26,125
Earnings (5yr)
$44,806
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
BachCIP: 3000
Median Debt
$27,500
Earnings (5yr)
$40,260
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$14,935
Lifetime Value Added
-$388k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$51,461
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$22,375
Earnings (5yr)
$38,750
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$39,897
Lifetime Value Added
-$180k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$21,353
Earnings (5yr)
$91,473
Lifetime Value Added
+$223k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (5yr)
$41,062
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$18,228
Earnings (5yr)
$41,210
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,489
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Master's Degrees
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,313
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$38,655
Earnings (5yr)
$82,689
Lifetime Value Added
+$262k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$51,180
Earnings (2yr)
$31,848
Lifetime Value Added
-$186k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$53,250
Earnings (5yr)
$62,213
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$79,326
Earnings (5yr)
$74,860
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
Social Sciences, General
MastCIP: 4501
Median Debt
$26,138
Earnings (5yr)
$45,083
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (2yr)
$35,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Graduate Certificates
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
Gr-CertCIP: 5120
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$138,295
Lifetime Value Added
+$859k
Doctoral Degrees
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
DocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$81,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
Professional Degrees
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$115,500
Earnings (5yr)
$70,717
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
ProfCIP: 5120
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$130,224
Lifetime Value Added
+$458k
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.