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Florida National University-Main Campus

Hialeah, FL 2,449 Undergrads 41.9% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$33,447
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$23,043
After Aid
Median Earnings
$40,934
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$23,043
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$40,934
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$33,928
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate41.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age29.5
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients84.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time69.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS48.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$377k
-$90k
-$108k
Median Cost$23k/yr
+$294k
-$173k
-$191k
Full Cost$33k/yr
+$256k
-$211k
-$228k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$23k/yr
Never
-230%
Full Cost$33k/yr
Never
-190%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-237%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-113%
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$34,287
Natl Median: $38,675
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Median Debt
$7,125
Earnings (4yr)
$28,073
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$21,826
Natl Median: $29,202
Lifetime Value Added
-$239k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$35,489
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$34,569
Natl Median: $43,833
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,020
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$23,110
Earnings (4yr)
$33,134
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,631
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
Median Debt
$29,055
Earnings (4yr)
$57,086
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,784
Earnings (4yr)
$56,422
Natl Median: $46,077
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
Median Debt
$22,380
Earnings (4yr)
$58,473
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,613
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
AssocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,787
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,134
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,569
Earnings (4yr)
$39,258
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Non-Professional Legal Studies
AssocCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,222
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
AssocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$23,340
Earnings (4yr)
$45,001
Natl Median: $43,759
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Median Debt
$30,452
Earnings (4yr)
$79,441
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$279k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$41,270
Earnings (4yr)
$63,661
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,558
Earnings (4yr)
$57,468
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,727
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Non-Professional Legal Studies
BachCIP: 2200
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,959
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$37,828
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$43,815
Earnings (4yr)
$51,212
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Median Debt
$36,669
Earnings (4yr)
$86,826
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$175k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,346
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,396
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,291
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Median Debt
$29,742
Earnings (4yr)
$101,834
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$214k

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,292
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,426
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,262
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$93,499
Natl Median: $81,700
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k

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.